And here we have the point. you can't have a rational discussion with a lot of Iranians when it comes to this subject. They start foaming at the mouth accusing everyone of being against them and resort to personal insults. (Not that you have in this case but a lot of your compatriots have and generally end up being banned.)
Iran is generally mocked not because of their efforts but their ludicrous claims.
No one would mock them if they rebuilt an F5 and upgraded it as best they could given the limited options of Iran. However they start making claims about it being a "Fourth gen fighter" and how it is equivalent to hornets and mirages.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/why-irans-fighter-jet-ripoff-just-fake-news-19487
The Qaher 313 was an absolute mess from start to finish. The badly designed mock up with comical features. the Rc drone used to show "flight" but according to internet pundits it will shoot down all comers and doubters are just American shills.
And how do we know it's Photoshopped? Well, look at this mountain shot
from the stock-image site PickyWallpapers.com, which we found through a Google Image search, then lightened:
And, well, look at how
one Iranian blogger put two and two together:
The real debunking, of course, we've already reported: Aviation experts made clear last week, amidst the beginning of this propaganda blitz, that
the Qahar jet can't fly. Some have
pointed out that the new image could just be a mock-up meant as a sort of preview, like a hotel superimposing its design on its new neighborhood. But this thing doesn't even have a nozzle to fuel up, guys!
And missiles they are undoubtedly able to construct missiles but again have to prove a point of some type.
What about claims around drones? Drones are relatively easy to make in this world. but again big claims are required
"And remember this past November, when they took a Japanese aircraft and
turned it into a super-snazzy KOKER-1 drone?
Having learned from those two blunders, the Iranians seem to have learned not to put an extra plane into their photo and also learned the very important lesson not to take someone else's picture and just edit out windmills. And props to using Mount Damavand — that's a local landmark"