We are not living in 20th century, trends and news spreads faster then ever so its inevitable that the spread of technology would spread even faster, thus Iran can fill the gap faster then growth of the technology.
Remember when Ahmadinejad said "Iran has fully mastered nuclear technology"...
And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture that, "You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely reach [a degree of] great haughtiness. [Quran 17:4]
So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those...