Iranian F-14s destroyed in Isfahan airstrikes, military says

By Emanuel Fabian

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8 March 2026, 8:11 am

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Iranian soldiers take a picture with a Winnie the Pooh character next to a F-14 fighter jet in an exhibition of achievements and equipment of Iran's air force in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Several Iranian F-14 fighter jets were destroyed in strikes at Isfahan airport yesterday, the IDF announces.

The US-made F-14 Tomcats were supplied to Iran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution and are believed to be the last ones still in operation.

Additionally, detection and air defense systems that posed a risk to the Israeli Air Force’s aircraft were also hit.

The military says the destruction of the F-14s, along with the strikes on Friday that destroyed 16 aircraft used by the IRGC Quds Force at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport, are part of efforts to strengthen Israel’s control of the skies over Iran.