Iran simply cannot maintain total control of its airspace during a US incursion—but its legacy air defense systems are still deadly, and could inflict pain on a reckless attacker.

Back in the days of yore, Twitter capped posts at a paltry 140 characters. That kept tweets short, sweet, and to the point — lending themselves well to off the cuff remarks. As tragedy mounts in the middle east following Israel's so-called "preemptive strike" on Iranian civilians,

The American and Iranian leaders are complete enigmas to each other—and the asymmetry in their beliefs is driving the crisis between their countries.