[Michel12]

Well, it reassure me... The Iranians will be as good as the Arabs when fighting, which means not at all...

[buckalfa]

Agreed. Short of possessing a nuclear bomb, Iran's only military leverage would be to close the Straight of Hormuz,which could be done with relative ease. The US Navy could in turn (given the political will) destroy the Iranian Navy and reclaim the Straits. However, would such an action by Iran, even if successful for a short period of time, wreck such havoc on the world economy that they win by losing?