IDF strikes Iranian F-14 fighter jets, air defense systems in second week of Operation Roaring Lion

The jets were located at the airport in Isfahan, the city where Israel had previously destroyed Ghadr-class ballistic missiles and their launch platforms.

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IDF strikes Iranian F-14 fighter jets, air defense systems in second week of Operation Roaring Lion
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MARCH 8, 2026 10:09

The IDF successfully took out several of Iran's F-14 fighter jets, a military spokesperson announced on Sunday, along with detection and air defense systems which posed a threat to IDF aircraft.

The jets were located at the airport in Isfahan, the city where Israel had previously destroyed Ghadr-class ballistic missiles and their launch platforms.

Another strike conducted on Friday by the IDF destroyed 16 'Quds Force' aircraft at the Mehrabad airport in Tehran.

A F-14 Tomcat is being repaired at an overhaul hangar in Mehrabad airport in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2012.
A F-14 Tomcat is being repaired at an overhaul hangar in Mehrabad airport in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2012. (credit: MOHAMMADALI NAJIB/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian F-14's received in 1976

Iran received 79 of the US-made F-14's in 1976 when the country was still ruled by the Iranian Shahs. These were taken by the Islamic Republic after the 1979 Revolution.

The F-14 was retired by the US Navy in 2006, being replaced by the F-18.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is the only country that still uses the twin-engine fighter jet.

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