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I would disagree on which aircraft. IRIAF has invested heavily in the F-4E fleet with upgrades with confirmed AShCM and possible A2A weaponry. We know IRIAF loves American aircrafts.
Also if Kowsar has been fully operationalized with procured BVR in near future then it will value as much as current small MIG fleet (23 airframes; 19 operational). Air International article said that IRIAF deployed F-14AM (4), MIG-29 (3) and Kowsar (2 including 3-7401) at TAB-2 during Nagorno Karabakh war which was 2 years back. This shows which aircrafts IRIAF will use for A2A role in future.
An F-4 ain’t even sniffing a F-16 let alone engaging it. And a civilian truck layout can fire AsHCM or an underground launcher.
If space is a priority you take F-14 and MIG-29. Literally every airforce commander would agree.
And Kowsar would fail against an F-16 and has little speed to escape. F-16 can detect it way before Kowsar can and fire BVR from much longer range.