1. Proxy Warfare: Iran’s Silent Vengeance Likelihood: Very High (★★★★★) America can bomb sites, but Iran punches back through its puppets—Hezbollah, Kataib, the Houthis—arming them with drones, rockets, and plausible deniability. U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria? Fleeting targets for drone swarms. Hezbollah could spark a Lebanon front, tying U.S. interests to Israel’s fate. And the Houthis? Oil lanes are their playing field. Proxy war isn’t just a tactic—it’s Iran’s comfort zone. 2. Cyber Retaliation: Phantom Frontlines Likelihood: High (★★★★☆) Forget headlines—Internet gridlock wins wars. Iran’s cyber army has matured since the Aramco takedown and NY dam fiasco. Now it can attack electric grids, financial systems, hospitals—digital fallout with human consequences. Their next phase: disinfo campaigns, hacking into U.S. cyber…
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