Look at this picture, should Iran worry about a U.S. strike? Based on the amount of US bases surrounding Iran, eventually, I think so. Whether Iran is right or wrong (they’re wrong), I can see whey they are persuing a nuclear arsenal. It provides them much more leverage and bargaining on the world stage than not have nuclear weapons. Think about it, an oil rich country with nuclear weapons. Very powerful and dangerous. And the Russians better wake up if they think that they will not someday be on Iran’s radar. Let’s not forget the proximity of the Caucasus, which Iran and Russians borderly share, as Iranian/Islamic influences spread north.