They do not have AIR POWER!
I respectfully beg to differ. It is ironic given yor screen name that you should make that statement since they have apparently updated their F14s and more importantly, are producing their own version of the Phoenix missile.
Iran has a considerable indigeonous aerospace industry evidently well able to keep their planes flourishing.
What will the world say when Iran invades Iraq? Will there major protests?
And now, for the bad news. War with Iran is inevitable and necessary. That country, with the mullahs in charge, can simply not be allowed to have a nuclear capability. OK, but given the stink that the leftists of the world raised over invading Iraq (a necessary precursor to an Iranian invasion) what leader is going to have the political courage to actually engage Iran with force? President Kerry? HA!!!
Nope, Iran will be nuclear. It will give those weapons to terrorists and they will use them. I imagine that European cities could be the first to suffer, but most likely it will be a U.S. city. President Kerry= at least two U.S. cities nuked within the first two years of his administration. But don't fear, it will still be Bush's fault.
Well, they have a good Air Force but it is really weak and vulnerable to defuse threats beyond their borders.
And who helped the Iranians get those F-14 relics flying? I'd heard that the Iranians have, maybe, 1 flyable F-14 and that the bulk of their fleet hasn't flown since the early stages of the Iran-Iraq War.
Maintenance to Flying hours on those early F14's were horrendous, too.
Probably not important, but don't they still have all those jets of Iraq's from Gulf War I (defectors...ie -cowards) or did they finally give them back?