The Israeli Air Force struck two Iranian F-14 Tomcat fighter jets at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport. The F-14 was developed in the United States and was accepted into service in 1974. Iran received 77 F-14s in 1977, but many have been inoperable since then due to losses in combat, lack of spare parts, and crashes due to engine reliability issues. Iranian media reports that the F-14s were decoys specifically placed at the airport.