Iran missile could reach US by 2015: Pentagon

The report further claims that Irans military strategy is designed to defend against external or hard threats from the United States and Israel.

Iran continues being a disruptive force inside Iraq. Iran also offers strategic and operational guidance to militias and terrorist groups to target US Forces in Iraq and undermine U.S. interests, the report said.

Regarding the effectiveness of Iranian Conventional Forces,the report says: Iran maintains very sizeable military forces,but they would be relatively ineffective against a direct assault by well trained,sophisticated military such as that of the United States or its allies. The report outlines Irans nuclear weapons capabilities and developments saying it is keeping open the option to develop nuclear weapons, which is consistent with what weve heard from a wide range of U.S. officials.