If the US pressures them sufficiently, they likely will confiscate the Iranian planes. However it will most likely end just like all the times various nations confiscated Iranian oil tankers in the past. Even if the worse they do is refuse to refuel the planes, the result is the same. Those Iranian planes cannot land in western or western allied nations.
Iran should destroy all the dams & pound Taliban positions with missiles/drones to show them who's boss. Iran should then round up & deport all of the illegal Afghan migrants and let the Taliban deal with it. Much of that water is being used to grow Opium, which is even more reason for Iran to destroy the dams.
They cannot confiscate the planes. They were purchased thru Loop holes.
The only thing an airport can do is refuse to refuel/service the plane or revoke its safety license thus prohibiting it from landing at the host country and/or even using its airspace. This has happened in the past.
Iran should destroy all the dams & pound Taliban positions with missiles/drones to show them who's boss. Iran should then round up & deport all of the illegal Afghan migrants and let the Taliban deal with it. Much of that water is being used to grow Opium, which is even more reason for Iran to destroy the dams.
200km is plenty for this purpose, even Herat is only 130km away from the border
If F-4 and F-5 pilots don't have experience by now then that's concerning
Maintenance and storage and fuel and ... of F-4 and F-5 will be another magnitude to Ababil-5
If things escalate and more significant firepower is needed, F-4 can be a good option. But for now no need to risk lives for the sake of massive bombing campaigns
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