Iran’s Preview of ‘New Battlefield Cards’ Signals Total Readiness to Respond to New US Aggression
In this photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on May 25, 2023, Khorramshahr-4 missile is launched at an undisclosed location, Iran (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
Iran may have “weapons which have not been precisely identified” to this point, says Russian military analyst Yuri Lyamin, commenting on Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s announcement that Iran has “new cards” it can play if war resumes.According to the Center for Analysis of Strategies & Technologies senior research fellow, these may include:new long-range ballistic and cruise missilesnew kamikaze dronesnew anti-ship weapons (missiles, torpedoes, mines). Up to this point, US warships have already had to maintain a respectable distance from Iran’s shores to avoid being targetedIran is also making other preparations in case negotiations fail, Lyamin says.speedily rebuilding damaged infrastructurerestocking essentials, from food and medicine to fuelclearing damage and demining roads and tunnel entrances near underground missile bases – Iran’s famous “missile cities”accelerating military production, especially at underground factories the US and Israel have proven unable to touch”Unfortunately, large, open-air and stationary facilities such as power plants, bridges and the like are very difficult to reliably protect. Therefore, in this case, Iran is threatening retaliatory strikes against the critical infrastructure facilities of the US’s regional allies,” Lyamin noted.US-Israel War on IranIran Demands Immediate Release of Crew From US-Seized Merchant Ship – Foreign Ministry21 April, 08:31 GMT
