See, this is the thing. Many of the old prophecies foretell Iran (Persia) as the instigator and leader of a Jihad against the West, completely overrunning Europe along with its allies Russia and later, China. But there is no way they could do that with the strength of military might of NATO at this point. However, if the playing field was levelled in some way, that advantage would be lost, and this is why I have always believed something out of the ordinary will happen - be it a natural disaster or man made EMP pulse, that strikes without warning.