Iran's Strategic Shift to Infrastructure Targeting Exposes US Defense Vulnerabilities
Iran has pivoted from direct confrontation to systematically targeting US radar, air defense systems, and facilities across Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain using low-cost UAVs and missiles. This approach aims to deplete expensive American Patriot and THAAD interceptors while preserving 50% of Iran's missile stockpile for sustained operations.
This asymmetric strategy threatens US force protection across the Gulf region and could render traditional missile defense systems economically unsustainable in prolonged conflicts.
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