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RT Shaiel Ben-Ephraim (@academic_la)Just had a long talk with a former IAF commander on why Iran is managing to shoot down these US planes. He told me that since the 12 day war Iran has rethought its entire system after seeing how easily it was bombed. The new system is far better and more resilient and Israeli pilots have noticed how difficult it is to operate there now:1) Each of Iran's 31 zones now has the authority to operate independently if central command is cut off, allowing local commanders to laun ...