One potentially very significant effect of the Pahlavi regime continuing would be the impact on the Iraqi nuclear weapons program.
Without the Iran-Iraq war, Operation SCORCH SWORD wouldn't take place in 1980; this might or might not have delayed the Osiraq reactor becoming operational. Or...
...best Mach for the engine TAC life. Combat turn = rinse/repeat.
Three hours.
Vs. 6-8+ hours for jets like the F-117 which were safe from AlHussein missiles only so long as they stayed at Khamis Mushayt in the southwest of Saudi.
Acceleration is not as important here except as it indicates...
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