Amid relentless US and Israeli strikes, Iran seeks to ‘wreak havoc throughout the area’

Because the US battle on Iran rages, Angela Diffley welcomes Dr Renad Mansour, Senior Analysis Fellow on the Center East and North Africa program at Chatham Home. Iran is working in “survival mode,” explains Mr. Mansour. For many years, Iran relied closely on proxy militias and non-state actors throughout the Center East and now more and more prepared to instantly interact in confrontation. Tehran’s technique for an uneven battle is strategic disruption to rework a bilateral battle into one with regional and world financial penalties.