Ghosts of the Cold War: Iran’s F-14 Tomcats

About this episode

This episode discusses the history and current status of Iran's F-14 Tomcats amidst Cold War politics and regional conflicts.

Today we’re talking about the last Tomcats (you might remember them from “Top Gun”) on Earth - In Iran. This is a story of Iran and the United States aligned by the Cold War, then after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 the circumstances changed. Iran was left without American support for spare parts and maintenance. They kept the Tomcats flying by hook or crook through the war with Iraq and into the present day (well, maybe). This is a story of aviation history, Cold War politics, middle eastern conflict and one isolated nation defying the world. Enjoy!

People in this episode

Host: Cold War Cast

Topics covered

• aviation history
• Cold War politics
• Iran
• F-14 Tomcats
• Middle Eastern conflict
• Islamic Revolution

Keywords

• F-14 Tomcats
• Iran
• Cold War
• aviation history
• Islamic Revolution
• war with Iraq
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran, United States

Products: F-14 Tomcats

Places: Middle East

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