October 2, 2012

How Would Iran Fight Back?

Alireza Nader, Tehran Bureau

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Iran's response to Israeli or U.S. air strikes is likely to feature unconventional tactics that would not necessarily lead to battlefield successes, such as defeat of the U.S. Fifth Fleet. But its strategy could theoretically achieve an overall political and psychological victory.

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