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It's really ridiculous that you are comparing Israel,which received billions of dollars charity money,weapons,logistical support from western countries,with Iran who was under an embargo,its army was almost non existent after revolution,under sanctions and fighting with Iraq who was receiving money and weapons from both superpowers of the time,EU countries and billions of dollars Arab oil money.Iran was completely on its own.Only embarrassment is yours. You dont know basic facts from the history of your own country. Iraqi forces were driven out of Iran by 1982. But then mullahs refused to stop war and continued attacks on Iraq, trying to topple it, or at least capture Basra. For 6 long years mullahs sent human waves of schoolchildren and old men on Basra. But failed to take it.
However they were very successful in beating and raping student girls.
Besides,The Iraq that Iran was fighting was much more powerful than Egypt and Syria that Israel fought in 67 and 73.
Iran did not receive spare parts for its jets for most of the war.Still,in 1973,if it wasn't for Israeli risky decision to send forces behind Egyptian army lines and Egyptian soil,they would have captured Tel Aviv and Jerusalem few days later.No doubt Israel was very good at the war,because sole reason that keeps Israel alive is war.That's why such a tiny country has the fifth most powerful army in the world. Because your country was born in 48 to fight and kill.
So what?Iran destroyed almost all Iraqi facilities,military bases near the border with Iraq in the largest aerial operation after world war II with 146 jets,only in the second day of war.The problem was that,the whole world were united against Iran and gave it much more and sophisticated weapons after they were destroyed.On 12th Oct 1973 IDF destroyed elite Iraqi 3rd armored division in half day with minimal loses.
Iran also destroyed whole Iraqi navy in just one day,three months in to the war.
Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi military were dealt a heavy blow when Iranian Air Force vulnerabilities failed to materialize. All Iraqi airbases near Iran were out of order for months and, according to Iran, Iraq's aerial efficacy was reduced by 55%. This allowed Iranians to regroup and prepare for the upcoming Iraqi invasion. However, Iraqis would advance deep into Khuzestan and it would take the Iranians another 2 years before they would finally expel the Iraqis from their territory and eventually enter Iraq.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Kaman_99