Iran is surrounded.
Bordering Iran,
We control the Persian Gulf.
We have bases in Iraq.
We have bases in Turkey.
We have bases in Afghanistan.
Pakistan is friendly.
Turkmenistan is friendly.
Across the Gulf, US CentCom is HQ'd in Qatar.
We have bases in Kuwait as well.
Iran is surrounded. Literally.
They don't have any friendly bordering country, unless you count the tribal areas between Iran and Pak and Afghanistan. But NO friendly governments. None.
Exactly !
"Iran is surrounded.
Bordering Iran,
We control the Persian Gulf.
We have bases in Iraq.
We have bases in Turkey.
We have bases in Afghanistan.
Pakistan is friendly.
Turkmenistan is friendly.
Across the Gulf, US CentCom is HQ'd in Qatar.
We have bases in Kuwait as well.
Iran is surrounded. Literally.
They don't have any friendly bordering country, unless you count the tribal areas between Iran and Pak and Afghanistan. But NO friendly governments. None."
That may be true to a point, but Iran now has huge influence in both Afghanistan and Iraq that was previously surpressed by the regimes
Pakistan,Iraq & Bahrain all have substantial Shiite populations & have always been volatile with frequent Shiite-Sunni clashes-I don't think the governments there will risk direct support to any anti-Iran action.Besides Pakistan,along with China & North Korea has been active in Iran's military expansion........The Iranians do not have the military might to even think of standing up to the US,but they sure have thousands of blokes through out the ME,including the non-Shiite countries,waiting to blow themselves up to get their 72 virgins.