During the Iran-Iraq war, F-5 played an extremely important role. It was used by Iran for various tasks, including CAS, interdiction and Combat Air Patrols. Iraq on the other hand operated various Soviet aircraft including MiG-25. The type's high speed made it useful for tasks such as high-altitude bombing. MiG-25s were also used in an attempt to interrupt airline traffic between Iran and Turkey. But, Iraqi MiG-25s returning from such mission had to conserve fuel and that's when they became vulnerable. A lowly F-5E whose top speed is about one half of the MiG's would get a chance to become a Foxbat killer.

Sources:
- Babak Taghvaee - Iranian Tigers at War
https://amzn.to/3pDYfL9
- MiG-25 gunned down by an F-5? (f-16.net)
https://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic....
- Yefim Gordon - Mikoyan MiG-25 Foxbat: Guardian of the Soviet Borders - Red Star Vol. 34
https://amzn.to/3wrOLXg

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