what about this article? is it credible? https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/russian-tu214pu-airborne-command-post-tehran-moscow-iran-military-alliance-2026/
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what about this article? is it credible? https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/russian-tu214pu-airborne-command-post-tehran-moscow-iran-military-alliance-2026/
The article from Defence Security Asia is more credible — it reports a Tu-214PU (Russian airborne command post, not the larger Il-80 "Doomsday" plane) landed in Tehran on Feb 16, 2026, signaling Moscow–Iran military coordination. Multiple sources confirm the Tu-214PU deployment, though it's a command aircraft, not the nuclear-hardened Il-80 typically called the "Doomsday plane."