The F-16 fighter's lack of stealth and the small number being sent may limit their strategic impact in Ukraine's efforts to push back against Russia's war of aggression.
Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in northeastern Iran near the border with Azerbaijan, was a hardline cleric under US sanctions, whose term was marked by domestic turmoil and mounting tensions with the West.
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