The Isfahan discrepancy

Spectator Australia · Vincent Hooper · Wednesday 8 April 2026

The Isfahan discrepancy

When an American F-15E Strike Eagle was brought down over Iran on April 3 by a shoulder-fired missile, the Pentagon… The post The Isfahan discrepancy appeared first on The Spectator Australia. What to read next: Should the ABC be privatised? A modest valuation… | The last serious man in Washington | In praise of Pauline | Beg, vote, and pray

The Pentagon loses a Strike Eagle over Isfahan and the first casualty is the briefing room's relationship with arithmetic. A shoulder-fired missile knocking down an F-15E at altitude has the aerodynamic plausibility of a pub dart bringing down a 747 — but we're meant to nod along because the press release arrived in a serif font. The Spectator's sniffing around the edges, which is what happens when the official story has more holes than the airframe.

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