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Iran purchased more than 220 of the Vietnam-era fighter jets in 1970s. The Phantoms were the backbone of IRIAF during the eight year war with Iraq. The Iranian F-4D’s and F-4E’s have been upgraded for their range, radar systems and moving target capabilities.
The Islamic Republic has kept its fleet of aging US-supplied aircraft flying through black market purchases of parts. US sanctions prohibit sale of military aircraft spare parts to Iran.
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I would just add that Iran possesses an aerospace industry of its own, and manufactures many of its own parts for the F-14A, F-4D and F-4E. I've even read that they've successfully reverse engineered the TF30 Tomcat engine, and that the J79 Phantom engine powers some of their advanced aviation experiments.
its true
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