Iran Adopts Attrition Strategy Against US Air Defenses
Iran has shifted from direct confrontation to systematically targeting US air defense systems and radar installations across Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain using low-cost UAVs and missiles. This tactical evolution aims to deplete expensive American Patriot and THAAD interceptors while preserving roughly half of Iran's missile stockpile for sustained operations.
This represents a strategic shift toward asymmetric warfare that could undermine US regional defense architecture and force costly recalibration of American military posture in the Gulf.
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