Mig 29 sucks, our neighbours have high tech air fighters so this will not do anything for us, su 27 aswell old trash we need new fighter jets.
They prefer western equipment once it comes to tanks and fighter jets learning from the past.
Besides those F16s are the same type of F16s egypt has, aim 7 instead of aim 120.
If Iraq was really in such a strong alliance with Iran they would not provide these, it only lacks aim 9x and aim 120, the rest is up to date for a block 52 model.
I know that your neighbours have mostly Western equipment; that's why Iraq won't get any. The U.S. doesn't like countries who have a spine such as Iraq, neither did the U.S. like the fact that Iraq didn't let the U.S. have permanent bases there after 2011.
Western equipment is only for countries who don't have a spine and have no ambition. Look what happened to Iran who was in the 1970s, what is KSA today. They were the biggest U.S. weapons importer in the 1970s, but after the revolution, Iranians had huge problems with spare parts, missiles for their F-14s, etc. Today, only a handful of them still works and are able to fly.
Russian, Chinese and Pakistani weapons on the other hand have no strings attached, and you know that is your plane if you actually have paid for it. Neither will Russia, China or Pakistan be "afraid" that "you will use those weapons" against U.S. dogs in the area.
So yeah, MiG-29 is old and it sucks, but there are options. MiG-35, Su-30, Su-35, J-10, J-11, JF-17. I believe Iraq should get something more cheap and fast against their fight agaist terrorism such as Yak-130 and JF-17, and then move on to Sukhois, or J-series or MiG-35.
F-16s Iraq is about to get between 2014 and 2018 are going to be downgraded in some way. Egypt's F-16s are no where near U.S. F-16s in service. You know that.
Once again, besides Iran comparison and sanctions against the country, I can also mention Venezuela. Venezuela received F-16s from the U.S. in 1983, but after 1998, the U.S. started sanctions and is doing everything it can to block Venezuela upgrading their F-16s. Therefore Venezuela has bought 24 Su-30MKV and they are seeking to replace their old F-16 with either JF-17 or another batch of Su-30MKVs. Either way, they are considering those F-16s more or less useless.
For the fifth millionth time, Kill switches are bloody impossible and Saudi has extensive maintenance depots and spare part production capability. If sanctioned (like its ever going to happen) they can handle themselves.
You don't have any "depots" after couple of hundred Tomahawks cruise-missiles have found their way to your "depots". U.S. would kill your supply too. You need to understand that your F-16s if you are from Egypt are USELESS against Israel. However, I am sure they are good against threatening Ethiopia