The U.S. Pentagon publicly released a press conference held by its chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, on July 4, 2025 local time. The attention was drawn to the question about Iran's purchase of J-10 fighter jets from China, and what the U.S. Pentagon knows about this. In response, the Pentagon's chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, made his first statement regarding Iran potentially purchasing Chinese fighter jets. At that time, a reporter asked: "Iran has signed an agreement with China to purchase 40 Chinese fighter jets. What concerns do you have about the military cooperation between Iran and China?" Parnell replied: "Well, we are obviously paying attention to this. We are very concerned about it, especially at a time when we are shifting our military posture towards the Indo-Pacific region. But ultimately, I think what our Department of Defense is doing, building our military with record recruitment levels, achieving peace through strength, I mean, ultimately to rebuild deterrence, so that our enemies think twice before doing things we don't want them to do." "We have the most lethal combat forces in the world. If you need further evidence, just look at the 'Hammer of Midnight' operation and the action that completely destroyed Iran's nuclear ambitions." "Let's shift the topic to Iran. After the successful military strikes by the United States and Israel, Iran is now much further away from acquiring a nuclear weapon than before. The President of the United States has taken bold actions to fulfill his commitment to the American people that Iran will not possess a nuclear weapon. After 12 days of war between Iran and Israel, we achieved a ceasefire, eventually leading to peace."
After the Pakistan Air Force used the J-10CE fighter jet to shoot down six Indian aircraft, especially the Rafale fighter jets, Middle Eastern countries, including Iran, have highly recognized Chinese weapons and equipment. However, the era of overall coordinated defense and cooperation has arrived. It's no longer just individual weapon combat. If Iran wants to buy the J-10 fighter jet, it also needs other weapon systems to follow up and cooperate, such as the HQ-9 air defense missile, electronic warfare systems, data links, long-range air-to-air missiles, etc.
In fact, Iran's procurement of J-10 fighter jets cannot fully solve the problem of countering the Israeli Air Force and the U.S. Air Force. After all, the Iranian Air Force faces the world's most powerful fifth-generation fighter group. If the J-35A really wants to export, there would be no problem. Just use the stealth coating material from five years ago, lower the standard of the J-35, and it can be exported. The ammunition, communication technology, combat system, radar components, data link, etc., are also five-year-old technical standards. Now, China's weapons and equipment are like new energy vehicles; after three years, they may become a completely new system. These technologies are not exported and remain idle.
This round of war between Israel, the United States, and Iran has made Iran realize that the United States truly has the ability to physically destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities. Both Israel and the United States have the operational capability and the courage to wage war, and the strategic decision-making power to strike first and take the initiative. The reason why the U.S. military and the Israeli Defense Forces have not launched a ground war for a long time is only one: they can't fight. It can be considered that the U.S. military and the Israeli Defense Forces are preparing supplies, weapons, and ammunition, and evaluating the results. At the current situation, they can't fight, but it doesn't mean that the U.S. military and the Israeli army won't carry out the second round of bombing and attacks. The first wave of bombing by the Israeli Air Force and the U.S. military has already been almost completed. Then what next? Sending planes back and forth is useless. Israel and Iran are more than a thousand kilometers apart, and without ground forces, it's useless.
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