The World : Soviets Get U.S. Fighters
Iran provided U.S.-built F-14 Tomcat and F-4 Phantom fighter planes to the Soviet Union to evaluate and allowed the Soviets to examine former CIA listening posts in northern Iran, Jane’s Defense Weekly said. Yossef Bodansky, a Soviet affairs specialist who contributes to the respected publication, said Moscow supplied both Iran and Iraq with weapons for their war. The report said the F-14s and F-4s were flown to the Soviet Union for tests. The United States sold F-14s to the Shah of Iran in 1976-78, shortly before he was toppled.
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