Iran is entirely aware that it is ill-equipped to fight the United States in full-scale war, despite the economic boost the Iran Deal provided. Thus, it is likely we will see Iran turn to more unconventional tactics, which prove to be considerably “cheaper” than other forms of warfare, as suggested by Iran expert Behnam Taleblu of Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD).
These approaches may include cyberattacks on U.S. actors, attacks on U.S. interests by proxy militias, and flat-out terrorism. As Taleblu noted, Iran has spent the last four decades being fairly economical in its approaches, despite lacking in conventional military strength. “This is precisely why Iran has been able to do so much with so little in the past 4 decades.”
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Iran is entirely aware that it is ill-equipped to fight the United States in full-scale war, despite the economic boost the Iran Deal provided. Thus, it is likely we will see Iran turn to more unconventional tactics, which prove to be considerably “cheaper” than other forms of warfare, as suggested by Iran expert Behnam Taleblu of Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD).
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These approaches may include cyberattacks on U.S. actors, attacks on U.S. interests by proxy militias, and flat-out terrorism. As Taleblu noted, Iran has spent the last four decades being fairly economical in its approaches, despite lacking in conventional military strength. “This is precisely why Iran has been able to do so much with so little in the past 4 decades.”
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