🇮🇷The process of rearmament of the IRIAF will be a long and arduous one given the snail pace of decision-making and domestic political infighting. There are reportedly a total of 48 Sukhoi Su-35s on order in addition to this stopgap measure of 12 Su-30 fighters. The IRIAF officers worth their wings, have been arguing for years that the control of Iranian skies to provide adequate cover are crucial for effective ballistic missile operations from underground missile cities to no avail. A combination of religious crackpots in the "Political/Ideological" department of the armed forces and powerful clergy still butt-hurting about a coup attempt by the former Shah's pilots in 1980, argued that drones could take over the role. Fortunately the recent war has cleared any delusions up but to put together a modern air force from scratch requires more than obtaining new aircraft.

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