The country is known to have an extensive ballistic missile system, a state of the art drone system, and a top missile defence system. Iran might be more capable of defensive missile strikes than offensive ground operations, however, due to limitations of its troops.

"Giving up entirely," Trump told reporters early on Tuesday. "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, it's very simple." The air war between Iran and U.S. ally Israel - which began on Friday when Israel attacked Iran with airstrikes - has raised alarms in a region that had already been on edge since the start of Israel's military assault on Gaza in October 2023.