RP, I like the Phantom just like everybody else, but it's an old machine that NATO air forces don't need any more.
An Air Force buying and operating Phantoms these days like Iran and Japan is a bit like buying an old VW Beetle. Yup, it will do the job you want it to do, and it will do it fairly well - it might need a bit of extra maintenance than most to keep it going, but it won't do anything as well as a '14 plate Audi TT that has been tested well with any major problems corrected.