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With its initial strategy collapsing, Iran resorted to what can only be described as a last-ditch effort—Plan B. This plan involves a scattershot approach: applying economic pressure, disrupting regional stability, and attempting to rally sympathy through chaos and terror.
Economic Warfare and Regional Destabilization
Iran’s secondary strategy includes bombing Gulf countries—Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar—and disrupting their key sectors, notably oil and tourism. They aim to rattle these nations into pressing the US to intervene, thereby prolonging the conflict. Additionally, Iran seeks to shut down oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, hoping to create global oil price shocks and economic instability.