Iran's army: "We bought the Hem-35. We will get them after the war. In an interview with the Iranian Tabnak network, the spokesman for the Iranian army, Lt. Gen. Mohammad Akarmini, was asked about one of the biggest criticisms of the war: if the Russian Hem-35s had arrived earlier, it is possible that much of what happened in the skies of Iran would not have happened. Iranian pilots have been flying combat missions in F-5s and they are 24 decades old. His answer: "The Hem-35 issue was raised several years ago. The preliminary work was completed, both the purchase and the contract, which was handled through the relevant channels outside the military and the training of our pilots. It really wasn't a problem anymore. Before the war these planes were supposed to arrive. God willing, after this war we will definitely get them and upgrade our air fleet. According to him, the purchase was completed before the war, and that a purchase from abroad brings Iran closer to advanced technology that it can build on alongside its domestic plans. After the war, he said, the Iranian Air Force "came out stronger, with more advanced planes and equipment. ".