Does Iran's Air Force Have the Capacity to Threaten the U.S. Air Force?
Massed together, Iran’s air defenses provide Tehran with a degree of deterrence because they increase the difficulty, expense, and time required to launch air attacks on Iran
However, just because a threat can be defeated does not mean it is necessarily wise to do so.
Sébastien Roblin holds a master’s degree in conflict resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring. This article is being republished due to reader interest.
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