The U.S. media announced that Israel had used missiles to attack targets in Iran on April 19, and from public information, Israel struck the Isfahan base, where the Iranian Air Force's F-14 Tomcat fighters were located, which is known as the eighth tactical base. Iran purchased F-14 "Tomcat" fighters from the United States in the 70s of the last century, when the F-14 was the only aircraft carrier heavy fighter of the United States Navy, highlighting the close relationship between the United States and Iran at that time, in fact, the United States only exported F-14 fighters to Iran, and even Britain and Japan were not eligible to buy this fighter, which shows that Iran has an important position for the United States, but the United States and Iran completely turned their faces in the late 1970s.
Today, the F-14 Tomcat fighter is still the main model of the Iranian Air Force, and due to the long-term sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran, Iran has long been unable to obtain advanced fighter equipment from abroad. There has been news that Iran wants to buy Russian Su-35 fighter jets, but there is no indication that Iran has acquired Su-35 fighter jets, and Russia has so far exported only a small number of Su-35 fighter jets to China. Originally, Egypt had already ordered Russian Su-35 fighters, but because of the opposition of the United States, the original order was canceled, so that the Su-35 is still parked in Russia. It is also because Egypt refuses to receive Su-35 fighters, for which it is rumored that Iran is going to take over.
At present, the confirmed news is that Iran has been equipped with the Yak-130 advanced trainer aircraft imported from Russia, and on the whole, the Iranian Air Force is at a lower middle level in the Middle East, and the equipment level of the Iranian Air Force is at a disadvantage compared with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Israel. Judging from the public information, Israel had already notified the United States on April 18 that it would launch an attack on Iran within 24 to 48 hours, and now it seems that Israel has "done what it says" and has hit targets in Iran in defiance of US opposition. Judging from the information published by the US media, the analysis of the Beacon Front Station believes that it is very likely that Israel has launched an attack on Iran by taking advantage of Iraqi airspace.
Before Iran did not have more advanced fighter jets, there was speculation for foreign media that the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet might be Israel's first target. The American media did not give specific information about how Israel attacked targets inside Iran, which, judging by the information published by Iran, has activated its air defense system and has already closed a number of airport facilities. At the same time, there were numerous fighter jets in the skies over Iraq, so it is likely that the Israeli Air Force had taken advantage of Iraqi airspace to launch attacks on targets on Iranian soil.
At present, the Israeli Air Force has been equipped with a large number of F-35I fighters, so if it carries standoff weapons, it can launch long-range strikes against targets in Iran near the Persian Gulf, and Israel has purchased a large number of weapons, including AGM-154C gliding precision-guided munitions, while purchasing American F-35I fighters. In addition to the F-35I fighters, Israel also has F-15 and F-16I fighter jets, and in terms of air force strength, it does not take into account the interception of the Iraqi Air Force at all, but Israel has not released specific information at the moment, so it is not clear what weapons hit targets in Iran.