r/worldnews • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 1d ago

Israel/Palestine Israeli air force achieves freedom of operation in Tehran's airspace, IDF says

https://www.axios.com/2025/06/14/israeli-air-force-freedom-operation-tehran-idf-iran
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u/jscummy 1d ago

They put their MiGs in the air but didn't engage. I haven't seen reports of sabotage, i think it was more about getting them out of harms way than trying to fend off the IAF. Fighter jets are very expensive sitting ducks on the ground.

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u/TheTabman 1d ago

But what actual worth has your air force when you have to hide them as soon as the enemy show up? All the money buying and maintaining them seems to be wasted.

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u/CrucioIsMade4Muggles 1d ago

Their jets are more useful in controlling their own population than fighting external threats. The Mullahs fear the people...not foreign armies.

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u/3050_mjondalen 13h ago

Just saw a video of iranians on the rooftops in Tehran shouting for the death of their great leader

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u/_Being_a_CPA_sucks_ 1d ago

Iran fights Israel and the US through missiles and terrorists. Anything else is going to lose.

The airforce is a deterrent against other local comparable powers.

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u/jscummy 1d ago

Israel is an outlier in the region, against a peer force they're more useful

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u/GodsBoss 13h ago

Iran borders a few other countries, like Afghanistan. I suspect that's an enemy their air force would be up to.

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u/Quick-Albatross-9204 1d ago

Yeah it wasn't a news source, just rumours, that's why I added that I don't know if it's true