Iran’s Most Powerful Weapon Is Energy

This article from Pajamas media accurately examines one of the many tactics that Iran is conducting to undermine efforts by the West

The words “Iranian Defense Strategy” bring to mind associations such as Shahab missiles, nuclear weapons development, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, and the support of groups like Hezbollah and Hamas. But as for the Iran of 2008, these elements make up only part of its defense mechanism. Over the last decade, Iran has been pursuing a much more comprehensive strategy in order to strengthen its position in the region and around the world.

The central linchpin of this strategy is energy, and the concept goes far beyond Iran’s capability to sink Western oil tankers in the strait of Hormuz.

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