You have to understand the Muslim mindset.
They believe ‘Allah’ will protect them.
They believe the Koran word for word.
They believe they are destined to rule the world.
They believe that they are invincible just as Mohammed’s armies were in the 7th century.
They are not based in reality.
They have a religious outlook that is devoid of common sense and is a warped reality.
Logic and reason go out the window when talking about Iran...............
I was posted to our Embassy in Tehran from 1977-79. I left on March 31, 1979. I was there when Khomeini and the mullahs hijacked the Iranian Revolution and the first attack on our Embassy on February 14, 1979.
I can assure you the mullahs are based in reality. The Iranian people don’t support the mullahs, hence the Purple Revolution and other attempts to replace the current repressive regime. Anyone who knows Iranian history understands the role the mullahs have played in various power struggles through the years.
The Iran-Iraq war provides some insight into the thinking of the mullahs and the willingness and capabilities of Iranians to fight. You are wedded to a caricature of the mullahs and Iranians. They are neither illogical or irrational. The mullahs want to retain power and not risk their own lives in any confrontation with the US. We heard similar pronouncements from Iraq and their threats of rivers of blood. Pure BS.
In fact though, anytime seriously confronted by the US, the Iranians have backed down for a while. Strategic retreat, which actually is also in the Quran.