How does the combat power of the Iranian Air Force compare with the combat power of a carrier battle group? There are days when I’d be willing to find out, and I’m sure most naval aviators would be more than happy to provide the answer in air-to-air negotiations.
How about their missiles against our carrier? That’s why we have air-to-mud capabilities. War is a bad thing, but there are worse things, one of which is the current Iranian government (sadly, another is occupying our White House and visiting Hawaii).