Iran Has General Problems

Debka reports that Iran has sacked an Air Force General for suggesting that Iran needs to improve its air force.

Also Oct. 29, , supreme ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei replaced Iran’s air force chief, Karim Qavami with Brig Gen Capt Ahmad Miqani, on the recommendation of the Revolutionary Guards commander.

DEBKAfile’s Iran sources report that Khamenei did not approve of Qavami’s admiration for America’s military capabilities – especially the US air force’s advanced aircraft and equipment. Qavami was wont to speak out at general staff meetings in favor of procuring a new air fleet the better to stand up to a possible US attack. His successor follows the supreme ruler unquestioningly and has complete faith in the ability

Air forces are always a danger to any regime because that is an area of the armed forces most prone to staging coups. For instance Pakistan and the Philippines.

There is no point in spending money on an Iranian airforce that could not stand up against the American Air Force and would be a hive of plotters.