Poor Deterrent: Why Iran’s Large Fleet of Over 300 Fighters Isn’t Well Equipped to Stop Israel

Poor Deterrent: Why Iran’s Large Fleet of Over 300 Fighters Isn’t Well Equipped to Stop Israel

Following the initiation of Israeli air strikes on a wide range of Iranian targets on June 13, which singled out the country’s military leadership, high level scientists, military bases and nuclear facilities, the capabilities of the Iranian Air Force have gained growing attention from defence analysts across the world. Confirmation that hostile fighter aircraft launched bombing operations inside Iranian airspace for the first time since the Ira…