here is United states

Air craft Carrier's: 10
Frigates:24
Destroyer's:61
Corvettes: 0
Sub's: 71
coastal craft: 12
mine warfare: 14


http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=United-States-of-America

Here is Irans
Air craft Carrier's: 0
Frigates:9
Destroyer's:3
Corvettes: 3
Sub's: 29
coastal craft: 287
mine warfare: 7

http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=Iran

These are as of 2012, as you can see, Iran is not small on the list but also the coastal engagement craft is also Quite large in number's

but those coastal craft are also smaller and lightly armed and have no real strong resistance to missile attack that for instance one shot from a 16" gun' from  for example

the US Navy still has battleships! 6 of them can be in service

 Iowa class

• Displacement: 48,500 tons
• Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3), 20 × 5 in (127 mm) (10x2), 80 x 40mm AA (20x4), 49 x 20 mm AA (49x1) (1980s modification added 32 x Tomahawk and 16 x Harpoon missiles and 4 x Phalanx CIWS, and deleted 8 5-in guns and all other light anti-aircraft gun systems)
• Armor: 12in Belt / 8in Deck
• Speed: 33 knots
• Ships in class: 6: USS Iowa, USS New Jersey, USS Missouri, USS Wisconsin,USS Illinois, and USS Kentucky
• Commissioned: Four commissioned; first, Iowa 1943; last, Wisconsin 1944.
• Fate: Iowa preserved as memorial in San Pedro, California; Missouri preserved as memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii;Wisconsin preserved as memorial in Norfolk, Virginia; New Jersey preserved as memorial in Camden, NJ; Illinois canceled and scrapped on slip; Kentucky launched 1950, not completed, scrapped 1958.

US is far superior to Iran today. Iran has poor infrastructure. Back then Persia was on par with the Greeks. So thats why your comparison was kinda stupid. No offense.   OR you're trying to point out that the "WEST" will crush the EAST. You have that mentality?

I wouldn't worry, NZ would give them a good battle lol I think our whole country has like 3 battleships xD

This is Iran's way of saying "Just coming through guys...pls don't shoot".

We always have something close to that since China claims they own the entire South China Sea which includes the West Philippine Sea. So China enters our territorial waters while the US (being an aliie) blocks them most of the time. Tensions escalates, then dies down, then happens again in a few. It's like the Cold War or something.

Greek burned Persepolis to the ground. The United States would burn Tehran to the ground. I'm saying the destruction that Iran would face, would be akin to the destruction Persia saw. The Achaemenid Empire ceased to exist after Alexander was through with them.

I never once said that Iran's military was on par with the United States' military. Or that the west is better than the east. Your assertion that Persia was on par with Greece when they fought is wrong. Persia's economy was in ruin due to oppressive taxes.

The Persian army was far greater than that of Greeks.

Did you read the OP? They aren't sending these ships to start a war. What the OP says is that they are "training" crews, correct? If it were actual trained crews with a mission, then I would be worried.

i did read the OP, i also watched that news video. WAY OVER THE TOP for a news story on a couple small ships.

I'm not sure if you're agreeing with me or not anymore... My brain hurts.

Maybe they are coming to take Bieber away from us.