An astute reader who followed the links in yesterday’s Iran News Round Up wrote in:

The funny thing is the picture with the story shows the US Air Force Thunderbirds. Look at the insignia on the tail. These are also F-16, which are not a part of the Iranian Air Force, unless… Have those crafty Iranians recruited the Thunderbirds for Iranian Air Defense?

(I’m in transit and hope to get another Iran News Round Up posted soon)