which country is more powerfull iran or usa?
474779
USA! I live in the OC, California, and if we broke off and made our own country we would be the seventh wealthiest country in the world. So right there that's only a small portion of the United States.  Money says a lot in terms of power!
463970
Neither. Iran is run by power-mad fascists, who will never act civilized, but they're not necessarily crazy enough to actually use a nuclear device. So, it would probably be a standoff between the civilized world and Iran over this issue.\n\nDiplomatically, every country but the US is afraid to use any pressure. No embargos or boycotts or sanctions. The 3 Euro-wankers that have been negotiating with Iran these past couple of years wasted a lot of time, because they were too much the sitzpinklers, to threaten a punishment of Iran for failure to comply.\n\nThe UN, as usual, is too busy sipping tea and denouncing America and Israel, to actually do or say anything useful.\n\nSo, like for the past 100 years, it means the USA has to do the heavy lifting for the good of mankind once again.\n\nI wish we would tell Iran, "If you attack the USA or Israel, we will wipe you off the face of the earth. Everybody else is on their own, do what you will. May Allah be merciful to them."\n\nI'm tired of spending American blood and treasure defending wankers.
471153
I think Iran is far harder nut to crack than Iraq and it would be biggest Bush's stupidity if he try to attack the country at least now. Besides, Iran can't for now threaten anybody with its uranium-enriching level.
555926
?? why Iran? I am from there
1180686
IRAN is gonna beat s***out of mexico........Go iran
484599
Iran has successfully out-manouvred the US at every stage of this developing crisis. They've done so through skillful diplomacy, using rhetoric aimed more at their allies than at the West, thus building a huge Worldwide backing, not out of support for Iran, but out of common hatred for the bully boy tactics of Bush America. \n\nAmerica has no answer to the Iranians because it understands  only one response to its belligerence. America expects States to roll over and surrender to its might. When this doesn't happen America can't cope. Iran knows this and is having enormous fun making America look ridiculous. Its all a game and America is losing every move.\n\nIran also knows America is not a serious military threat. America would be taken apart if it tried to take on Iran because the whole Islamic World would be aligned with Iran in a flash. So what does America have to do? It can do only one thing: Start treating Iran with respect and negotiate a settlement as a partner in this little World instead of acting the bully boy.
689704
No, the US is totally hypocritical to think that the US has a right to certain technology but countries like Iran which are disliked by the US government don't have the same right.  The US is not the world's policeman, and that is why so many people round the world hate the US.
654047
America's is the most powerful\nIsrael's the most ferocious. I'd say Israel would be the best if equipment and number was not a factor.
291619
This question is too simplistic. If you consider the USA and Iran to be modern states then you have to expect 2 different answers from the people that belong to that "Modern State"
548574
Iran is more honest than US
1053521
as you are an Iranian (you see I'm intellegent!!) Iran is better.
750170
Iran has been a threat since 1979.  Ayatollah Khomeini himself called the USA the great Satan.  That in itself does not constitute a military threat but it deos indicate that they really do not like the USA nor any of the Western world.
339276
iran is one word of us but persia is one word of the others
135723
Military - India has a larger military but Iran probably has more weapons from the black market. India as a nuclear weapon while Iran is trying to develop nuclear capabitlities. Iran is probably more prepared for war than India and will have more domestic support for war given its most recent history. \n\nEconomy - India has a larger economy with a strong base due to the population and much brighter potential to be a top 3 in 20 years riding on the back of IT. Iran has 15% of the wold's oil but no domestic industry. \n\nGlobal Influence - Iran has more global influence than India. Given its current course in nuclear development, it is more likely to sway power in the region than India. Having said that, India is the leading outsource provider in the world and any dent in its capability would have a significant impact on the global economy.
516748
A nuclear capable Iran is a threat to the world--not just to the USA and I am sorry but this not a case of "so and so has nuclear power and so can we".  If your a country that is threatening others then stopping a nuclear program will is a must.\n\nEvery effort at diplomacy will be done but if that doesnt work--then I imagine they will take out Irans Nuclear site. I say "they" because it wont be the USA alone--in fact I do not think we will do it--it will probally be Israel.
441814
America\nBoth of them is agressive and threatening world peace.\nHowever, America has will and means to make it real. \nActually, it is already making it. It is not Iran that is in war today.
625223
USA is keeping Iran under pressure and giving signal to other Middle Eastern and Arab countries not to indulge terrorism. This way, interest of USA is protected by trying to suppress terrorism and controll of the oil price. At the same time, USA will not expect to see the rise of another nuclear power state in the Middle Eastern region especially Iran who has long dispute history with the USA and Israil. In my mind, unless unavoidable circumstances, USA will not go to War as they have found recent experinces from Iraq War.