On paper, the U.S. and Israel tower over Iran in military power. But the battlefield math looks very different when missiles, drones and geography come into play. From the Strait of Hormuz to sprawling Gulf bases, Tehran holds tools that could send global oil prices soaring and drag the region into chaos. As carriers move closer and regime-change talk resurfaces, analysts warn that a war with Iran may not be quick or clean.

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