There is a threat of American attack on Iran. Iran says it is ready for war. Is it really so?The 12-day war with Israel and America in June 2025 exposed the truth of Iran's military power. Iran's air defense system proved to be a complete failure in this war. Especially the S-300 air defense system purchased from Russia could not stop the air attacks of Israel and America. Israeli fighter planes flew openly in the skies of Iran and targeted many important military targets.
On June 22, 2025, America launched Operation Midnight Hammer. In this operation, B-2 Spirit stealth bombers of the US Air Force attacked nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. Bunker buster bombs weighing 30 thousand pounds and Tomahawk missiles were used in these attacks. iran India's air defense system, be it the Russian S-300 or the domestic Bavar-373 and Khordad-15, completely failed to stop these attacks.
Why did Iran's defense fail?
Experts say that Iran's biggest weakness was the lack of coordination between its air defense systems. Different systems were not properly interconnected and data sharing was also weak. For this reason a strong protective shield could not be formed. Taking advantage of this situation, Israel's F-35, F-15 and F-16 fighter planes continued attacking inside Iran without any major hindrance.
After this war, Iran realized that completely trusting Russia was not without danger. Russia had promised to supply about two dozen Su-35 fighter aircraft to Iran in 2023, but not a single aircraft was delivered for a long time. Some reports said that these planes were sent to Algeria. Due to this, Iranian officials appeared angry with Russia and showed inclination towards China.
Which weapons has Iran bought from Russia?
Iran has so far purchased many weapons from Russia, including MiG-29 fighter aircraft, Su-24 bomber, Mi-28 attack helicopter, Yak-130 training aircraft and S-300 air defense system. Apart from this, Iran is also planning to buy S-400 and China's HQ-9 air defense system. The recent war has made it clear that many of Russia's weapons could not stand up to modern Western technology.
