>>4496569 F-14s in Iran dating back to Kissenger /Nixon
this anon is correct. Nixon and Kissenger where playing Saudi and Iran as dual custodians of the region (dual sheriffs and twin pillars were a term used regarding their role in region). In order to get Pahlavi to play ball and act nice with Arabs (persian /Arab cultural animosity goes way back) they got carte blanche access to purchase from our catalog of conventional arms.
sauce https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2010/12/the-changing-of-the-guard-the-persian-gulf-between-two-superpowers.html