Nink Iran has consistently overestimated the strength of what it’s built, from missile shields to regional alliances. The same miscalculation is playing out now in the Gulf: Tehran thought attacking its neighbors would create pressure on Washington. Instead it’s guaranteeing those neighbors will never tolerate a heavily armed Iran again.
Best thing one can do when looking for allies is smash their rise bowl... doesn't it make them rush in to help you?
"Further ominous developments today. For the first time, Iran successfully targeted oil and gas production facilities, rather than refining, terminals, and storage," Bloomberg Opinion and commodities columnist Javier Blas wrote on X.
Blas listed the IRGC's attacks on Gulf oil and gas facilities:
Oil and gas field in the UAE (Shah) hit
Oil field in Iraq (Majnoon) attacked
Plus Saudi Arabia saw large drone swarms
He explained that these attacks suggest "Iran has started a new phase of its oil war" against Gulf states aligned with the US.