lol Iran was nothing then. The shah imported everything. They didn’t have any mfg.Now they make everything themselves. For almost 40 yrs they have been self sufficient. They have the best scientists. Remember Israel sent a drone, Iran copied it exactly and sent it back to Israel. Israel was shocked. Recently Iran with precise accuracy destroyed Israeli headquarters in Northern Iraq just inches from an American base. That was to show the U.S. what they are capable of. They have a mfg plant in Russia where they make drones for them. If the U.S. could defeat Iran, they would have invaded them a long time ago. Their military is second to none. The U.S. has sent 6 secret messages to Iran recently telling them they are not interested in a confrontation. The U.S. is scared to death of Iran.