
CLASSIFIED FACTION DOSSIER
Iran
The Islamic Republic
stealth doctrine+1 Movement
“Every inexpensive weapon creates an expensive problem.”
STRATEGIC PROFILE
Operational assessment
- Economy
- Oil, gas, taxation, state industry and regional economic networks.
- Combat doctrine
- Combine mines, missiles, drones, proxies and fast attack craft so retaliation is always costly and uncertain.
- Signature mechanic
- Proxy Network — project force without committing regular fleet units directly.
- Known weakness
- Less effective in a straightforward fleet-on-fleet engagement.