>>507684393 (OP)They were almost certainly non-operational. Glorious as the F-14 was, it was a hangar queen even in its heyday and Iran hasn’t been able to get parts for them in forever. We even stripped and destroyed all the ones sitting in the Boneyard so there would be no parts available.
Oh, and FUCK YOU, Dick Cheney, for killing the Super Tomcat and leaving us stuck with the F-18.