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Originally Posted by Matador.es
You do make a point that Iran was not supplied during the war, 4 till 2 years before the war.
About the parts for maintenance:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16648850...news-military/
But there is no reason to worry, the russians have supplied iran with subs that are good enough to hoist a jolly roger for a carrier hit  before the only two countries in the world who have F-14's can use them in combat.
Aircraft carriers seem to become obsolete lately….
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I would not worry too much about the Russian Supplied Kilo subs. They are a downgraded Project 877 export types. Its electronics and especially sonar is junk. Their refits (one complete and one in progress) have only added minor improvements (C-801s from 2 tubes, better batteries), but we are still talking vintage late 1970s tech here.
A lot of people like to talk about the Iranian F-14As but remember their AIM-54s are expended and only half are operational. The bigger A/A threat is their MiG-29B Fulcrum-As, which are increasingly dated. For Anti-carrier strikes the only major threat is the 24 or so Su-24 Fencers and whatever F-4s they have rigged to fire the 40Nm range C-801Ks or the 64nm ranged C-802K (very few 802Ks in service). The IIRAF (and IRGCAF) only have about 250 combat aircraft, none of them modern, very quickly they could they could find themselves being overwhelmed by superior numbers of better fighters.