Everything single humiliation will be solved if they can shoot down even 1 F-35. Think about the pedastal F-35 is in the west. They pretty much worship its tech. If Iran gets in hands the tech, even if its nothing, just the press of F-35 getting shot down is enough to cause huge problems for the west.
2025 Israel - Iranian conflict
- Thread starter Maikeru
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Good step to overcome the psychological block of IAF being invincible!
F-14
If true folks on certain F-16 centric forum are gonna blame it on Huaqiangbei circuit boards used by US MIC… Don’t make them like they used to!
I think we should all calm down and wait to assess. We will have a much better picture of the real situation in a month.
There are rumors Iran took down two to three Israeli jets. If Israel lost 1.5% of its 200 jets, Iran performed decently. If Iran actually shot down an F-35, we suddenly have an unprecedented Iranian victory. Again, these rumors could be false.
We can not expect instant retaliation. The super-fast takeover of Crimea happened 5 days after the Ukraine color revolution. This is not a video game where the big boss attacks you and you beat it after an hour of intense button smashing.
With respect to China, I totally support the friendship between China and Iran. China has proved Iran's economic lifeline for the past decade. It should continue to help Iran this way.
In terms of realpolitik, a prolonged military conflict involving Iran would constitute an Iraq-style distraction for the USA. A large-scale American land invasion followed by years of insurgency would bog down the USA in a vital decade. Naturally I completely oppose Israel bombing Iran and America occupying Iran for 15 years. It may help China, but the welfare of the Iranian people is more important.
There are rumors Iran took down two to three Israeli jets. If Israel lost 1.5% of its 200 jets, Iran performed decently. If Iran actually shot down an F-35, we suddenly have an unprecedented Iranian victory. Again, these rumors could be false.
We can not expect instant retaliation. The super-fast takeover of Crimea happened 5 days after the Ukraine color revolution. This is not a video game where the big boss attacks you and you beat it after an hour of intense button smashing.
With respect to China, I totally support the friendship between China and Iran. China has proved Iran's economic lifeline for the past decade. It should continue to help Iran this way.
In terms of realpolitik, a prolonged military conflict involving Iran would constitute an Iraq-style distraction for the USA. A large-scale American land invasion followed by years of insurgency would bog down the USA in a vital decade. Naturally I completely oppose Israel bombing Iran and America occupying Iran for 15 years. It may help China, but the welfare of the Iranian people is more important.
Imagine if that was true, that an Israeli F-35 was really shot down by an Iranian F-14. The fallout would be on a another level compared to Operation Sindoor.
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