Questioning the Phoenix makes me a troll? very well then, happy to be one.
Read about it from actual sites rather than wikipedia. It was made to counter slow moving bombers and yes cruise missiles, but NOT fighters, it was simply not maneouverable enough. Some modifications were made to it in 90's by USA to give it some effectiveness vs fighters, but with questionable results. Even so Iran did not get that upgrade from USA since it was post-revolution.
Wrong. It has been used a few times and failed to get a single kill. In 30 years of use, it has been unable to secure a single kill. Iran claims to have shot some planes with it but that, like other claims by Iran, is questionable. Iran used F14's as a poor man's AWACs in the Iran-Iraq war rather than as a fighter due to its powerful radar.