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Hey, Josh here and this is how the USA wiped out Iran’s entire airforce.
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On February 28th 2026, Operation Epic Fury explodes into life. US and Israeli forces
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begin military operations against the Iranian regime. After weeks of buildup,
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hundreds of US aircraft, alongside 200 jets from the Israeli Defense Forces, take to the skies.
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Details remain extremely hazy but what is known is that Israeli aircraft were scrambled in ways
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that masked their intention. While the US attacks from the south and Israel attacks from the west,
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Israeli jets are taking circuitous routes, flying out to sea before looping through other nations’
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airspace. They then converge for a massive, tightly coordinated time‑on‑target strike on Iran.
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First, the air armada has to take down Iran's ability to shoot them down.
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Iran has been famously wary of western air power and thus has an extensive air
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defense network. However, Israel's 12 day war against Iran in 2025 shows that
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Iran's air defenses are at least locally suppressed by modern western equipment.
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Iran's air defense network includes the Bavar-373 surface-to-air missile system. An indigenously
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produced version of Russia’s S‑300, the Bavar‑373 is Iran’s flagship long-range air defense system
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For threats at low to medium altitude, Iran fields the Mersad and Qader surface
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to air missile systems. The Qader is a mobile version of the Mersad,
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designed to relocate quickly and ambush enemy aircraft in unexpected locations.
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Despite numerous air defense systems, Iran's air defense network was itself
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widely considered to be brittle with numerous points of failure that could
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cripple regional efforts to defend the skies. During the 12 day war,
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Israel had achieved full air superiority in a matter of days, allowing them to operate with
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impunity even over Tehran itself. This shocked global onlookers who had long worried about the
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capabilities of Iran's much touted air defenses. However, the air armada can’t take any chances,
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because while F-22s, B2 bombers, and F-35s can likely operate freely over Iran,
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the bulk of allied air power was in the form of 4th generation aircraft.
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To kill Iran's air force, first its air defenses need to be destroyed.
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The attack begins with a massive cyber operation from Cyber Command and Space command,
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targeting Iran's sensors and communications. Rather than directly attack individual targets,
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the cyber operation instead targets weak chains in Iran's digital infrastructure.
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This degrades the regime's ability to communicate or establish a clear
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sensor picture. The goal of a cyber operation isn't to completely blind
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and deafen an enemy. It's very doubtful even the US's capabilities are that extensive.
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Instead, the US sought to confuse, delay, and slow Iran's ability to respond. Individual air defense
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units would rely on local sensors rather than be fed networked data. Local commanders are unable to
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maintain the real-time communications required to coordinate defense at a regional scale.
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The US effectively turns one big problem into many smaller problems.
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The first official shots of the war come from Tomahawk missiles and ground-launched
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standoff weapons such as the Army's new Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM missile.
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Built to replace the MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), the PrSM is smaller,
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which allows a Himars to carry two. Despite packs the same punch and can travel further and faster.
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Tomahawks are launched from US ships, and it's believed, also at least one converted Ohio-class
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submarine. Redesigned to carry cruise missiles, the Ohio class arsenal ship carries 154 Tomahawks.
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Enough to destroy entire enemy armies.
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But of the hundreds of Tomahawks fired, one grabs the world's attention: black Tomahawk was captured
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being fired by a US ship. The image was officially released by CENTCOM and it’s a clear signal.
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The US wants the world to know its firing a brand new type of missile.
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The Maritime Strike Tomahawk has the capability to target enemy ships, and the black coating is
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likely radar-absorbent material meant to help it evade enemy fleet defenses.
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The initial stand-off attack is aimed at fixed radar sites, or mobile units which satellite
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and other recon confirmed are in fixed positions. These would initially be the lower frequency wide
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area surveillance radars designed to give first warning of an incoming air attack. By flying low
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to the ground, Tomahawks can evade detection and reduce alert time for Iranian commanders.
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In a video, an Iraqi captured a swarm of Tomahawks flying by just a 100 feet (30 meters) overhead.
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A portion of these missiles are aimed at high frequency radar arrays and the missile batteries
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of air defense systems. With long-range radars blinded, Iranian air defenses have little time
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to react to incoming missile swarms. So far, all indications show that their defenses fail to
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intercept the targets they were built to stop. Next on the missile barrage’s chopping block
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are command-and-control nodes and airfields hosting alert fighter aircraft. These targets
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are hit with a mix of Tomahawks and PrSMs. The PrSM’s heavy payload is perfect for
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punching massive holes in runways, keeping enemy aircraft grounded.
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Strikes on command-and-control centers appear extremely successful. After the 12-day war,
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Iran drilled to respond faster and on a larger scale. Yet in this new conflict,
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their initial response is fragmented and fails to achieve any real strategic effect. This is
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despite the country having thousands of missiles and potentially tens of thousands of drones.
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It's known that Iran had lowered command authority for retaliation to lower echelon commanders.
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It was a critical vulnerability exploited by Israel during the 12 day war. However,
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the scattered nature of Iran's initial retaliatory attacks indicates that the
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US and Israel struck command and control centers and networks with
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such precision that commanders were incapable of coordinating at scale.
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Instead, individual commanders appear to respond as they see fit, leading to a wide
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number of attacks. It’s not enough to overwhelm air defenses or seriously damage well-protected
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targets. While Naval Support Activity Bahrain is hit multiple times and suffers significant
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destruction, the facility had already been largely abandoned by the US, leaving it lightly defended.
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Against well defended targets, Iran largely fails to penetrate missile defenses in a meaningful way.
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Next up is the penetration of Iran's airspace by stealth platforms.
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With key air defense sites damaged or destroyed, fleets of F-35s, F-22s,
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B-2 bombers, and low-observable drones begin to clear a path for non-stealthy aircraft.
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Israel and the US's stealth fleet focus on mopping up targets that may have survived the
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initial missile barrage, carrying out strikes against less deadly threats. Secondary command
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and control targets are precisely targeted by stealth fighters, while B2s carry out
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still-classified strike missions likely aimed at destroying Iran's most defended targets.
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The F‑22 likely provides air cover for F‑35s and B‑2s. It’s a stealth assassin in the sky,
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daring any Iranian fighters to take off. Meanwhile, F‑35s carry out follow-on strikes
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against air bases, precisely hitting individual aircraft with small-diameter bombs and destroying
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hangars where planes are stored and ready for action. Dozens of Iranian aircraft are
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destroyed on the first day. The inability of Iranian air defenses to shoot down a
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single aircraft seems to deter the Iranian air force from trying the job themselves.
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What we do know about the Iranian air force is that it did take part in retaliation attacks-
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and nearly caused a disaster for allied forces. Flying at just 80 feet (24 meters) off the ground,
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two Iranian Su-24 attack aircraft nearly reach Al Udeid air base in Qatar, America's largest
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military base in the middle east. Just two minutes from their target and having completely evaded
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air defenses, the Su-24s are discovered by a pair of Qatari F-15s and promptly destroyed.
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At this point, limited conventional aircraft begin operations inside Iran.
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According to CENTCOM, F‑16s, F‑18s, and EA‑18G electronic attack aircraft take
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part in strikes against Iran’s integrated air defense systems. These jets focus on
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mobile defenses that would have sprung up in response to the initial attacks and weren’t
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targeted by the missile barrages. Inbound aircraft employ an HTS pod,
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or HARM Targeting system, which lets them to detect enemy radars and precisely locate them.
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It's an incredibly dangerous mission, but one that the US is likely the best in the world at
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given its reliance on air power. New generation electronic warfare pods are likely to be used in
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Iran, providing a real-world opportunity to test them in battlefield conditions.
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The first targets are Iran's large fleet of F-4 Phantoms, leftover from the original revolution.
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A hunt for the nation's small fleet of Russian Mig-29s also begins. These newer jets present
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the greatest threat to allied air forces. A trainer delivered to Iran as it prepared to
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acquire more modern Russian jets, the Yak-130 can pose a threat to bomber or strike aircraft.
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The Israeli F-35 however destroyed the Iranian plane shortly after take off.
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Perhaps the most painful aspect of the destruction of Iran's air forces though is the hunt for its
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fleet of F-14 Tomcats. Purchased right before the revolution, the F-14 still poses a significant
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threat even today. Designed to intercept Russian bombers threatening American carrier groups, the
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F-14's high speed could pose a huge safety risk to support aircraft and even US/Israeli fighters.
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It’s not clear if any of Iran’s F‑14s remained operational before the war. The country has been
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cannibalizing them to keep a shrinking fleet flying. But it seems none make it into the sky,
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as Israeli strikes destroy the jets on the ground. With the US having dismantled all
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decommissioned F‑14s to deny spare parts, the once-vaunted Tomcat is now officially extinct.
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We know that by day 3 of the war Iran's air defense network was largely destroyed. This
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is evidenced by the fact that combat jets were increasingly being seen carrying JDAMs
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and other non-standoff munitions. With air superiority established,
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allied aircraft no longer have to engage targets at large ranges, and can afford
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the risk associated with delivering attacks with more conventional weapons.
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The mopping up of Iran's air force begins in earnest. High flying strike aircraft
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use small diameter bombs to destroy individual aircraft on the ground one
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by one. Everything from transports to fighters to trainers are targeted in a
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systematic effort to eliminate any remaining threat the Iranian air force might pose.
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The two-week hunt has been so thorough,
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that it's believed Iran could take decades to have a significantly sized air force again.
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It’s likely Iran’s air force could have been destroyed on the ground even faster,
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but higher priority goes to seek-and-destroy missions targeting missile launchers and
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drone facilities. In an operation reminiscent of Desert Storm’s ‘Scud hunt,’ allied air forces hunt
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down and eliminate Iranian launchers with such efficiency that by day 4, launches drop by 90%
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Iran's missile cities prove to be a massive liability. They were designed with the loss
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of air superiority in mind, a place where missiles can be safely stored and launched
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while protected deep under the earth. While it’s difficult to locate some of these facilities,
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America's space-based surveillance network quickly fixes locations. Ballistic missile
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launches light up like a spotlight in a dark room on infrared surveillance satellites.
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US air power begins striking deeply buried missile bases.
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Rather than destroy the bases outright, the attacks focus on entrances and exits,
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trapping launch vehicles inside and collapsing shafts used for firing missiles. Much of Iran’s
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missile stockpile isn’t destroyed… it’s just inaccessible, buried under tons of debris
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Then there's the suspicion that America's airborne stealth assassin- the B2 bomber-
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has been involved in the attacks using the now famous GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator.
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First dropped on Iranian nuclear facilities during the 12-day war, evidence suggests the
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GBUs may have been used again on at least one more site. Satellite imagery of the Taleghan
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2 site shows a pattern of 3 impact closely matching the pattern from the earlier strikes
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The facility had been reinforced with concrete and buried under
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tons of earth as a direct result of America's strikes in 2025. Satellite
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imagery shows that this may have been insufficient to protect it.
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As America's air war evolves and the threat of Iranian air power shrinks to zero,
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air operations have expanded to an even greater scope. As of the writing of this script,
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allied air power is now striking targets as small as Basij checkpoints. The Basij
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are Iran's government-backed militia, and were instrumental in the suppression and killing of
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tens of thousands of protesters in the build-up to this war. Despite the losses of several drones,
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the targeting of targets as small as road checkpoints indicates that Iran's air force,
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and its air defenses, is well and truly destroyed. At best, the nation only poses
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a small threat from surviving and mobile air defenses which can be hard to locate in advance.
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If you want to see the full picture of how these operations could escalate, check out
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our video ‘This Is How WORLD WAR 3 Starts – USA vs IRAN’. Or click on this video instead.
