Thread by @RodDMartin

🚨 BREAKING: Iran is begging China for J-10C fighter jets.

But here’s the kicker—Chinese military experts admit those planes would be “sitting ducks” against Israel’s Air Force.

This story isn’t as much about firepower as weakness, humiliation, and geopolitics.

Read on:

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2/ Iran has been desperate for new jets for years.

Most of its fighters were state-of-the-art...in 1965. And then Israel destroyed them.

But it hasn't had any luck:

– Planned 150-plane deal in 2015, collapsed over money.
– Defaulted on Su-35 down payments to Russia.
– Now begging China to sell them J-10Cs on “installments.”

This isn’t strength. It’s desperation.

3/ China should be celebrating a second customer for its “Rafale killer.”

Instead, it's stalling and deflecting.

Why? Because China wants to export to a LOT of countries. And that's not going to happen if Israel immediately shoots all of these down.

But there's more...

4/ The truth: China and Russia posture as Iran’s “allies.”

But when it matters most? They sell it junk, demand cash up front, and warn Tehran not to test Israel.

Both know: a direct clash exposes Iran’s weakness—and their own.

They will NEVER stick their necks out for Iran.

5/ Why? Because Israel fields the most advanced mix of American-made F-35s, F-15s, and F-16s on Earth—backed by cutting-edge radars, electronic warfare, and missile defense.

Against that, China quietly admits the J-10C would be easy targets.

Beijing doesn’t want to be embarrassed when Israel wipes them out.

6/ Bottom line: Iran’s regime is broke, isolated, and relying on fighter jets China admits its enemy will just blow out of the sky.

Israel knows it. China knows it. Even Tehran knows it.

And that’s why Iran’s bluster looks more like desperation than power.

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