Tourist you are quite right to level the field a little but...consider the following
1. They have made umpteen hundred centrifuges to purify atomic material
2. With the twin tailed f5 they have demonstrated the ability to make high grade forged castings
3. Keeping the f14 flying, they have demonstrated an ability to make some high grade fourth gen tech conitune to work with no om support. Worth googling some of the articles on these squadrons during the iraq iran war. Very effective fighters and very ingeniuos solutions to the embargo.
Not of my meds or any way linked to the iranians....but do believe in not underestimating my potentail foe. There are many many bright people there and i would not want to under estimate them.....
I am going back to my meds now as nursey is calling