I don’t mean to direct this at you specifically, but as a whole we have to stop being surprised when we discover that the Iranians are smart. They are among the smartest culture in the world. Many of them share a pretty twisted religion...but when it comes to math and science we underestimate them at our own peril.
On what evidence do you base that glowing endorsement? It's quite generalized, as well.
I've known Iranian people, and found them to be no smarter on average than anyone else in the room. Are you suggesting that the scientists who work on their military projects are smarter than ours?
If they're so damned smart, why aren't we stealing technology from them, instead of the other way around?