Iran lays out a multi-front, enduring war strategy against the U.S.

Iran published a detailed concept for war with the United States, detailing missile barrages, proxy escalation, cyber operations, and threats to global oil flows. The plan envisions US strikes followed by Iranian counter-barrages, relies on hardened underground networks, and a saturation strategy that taxes defenses while expanding attacks via proxies like Hezbollah and the Houthis. It also leverages cyber missions targeting transport, energy, finance, and military communications, and uses the Strait of Hormuz to pressure markets, aiming for a costly, prolonged conflict rather than a quick defeat of the US. The concept surfaced amid ongoing US-Iran talks in Muscat and reactive rhetoric from Iranian leaders.