Iran's military will keep asymmetric advantage in Gulf
A direct conflict with Gulf neighbours could draw in the United States and disrupt global oil and gas trade
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- Naval threat
- Missile threat
- Air threat
- Air defence
- Escalation scenarios
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_350.jpg "An Iranian soldier guard Iranian Navy helicopter carrier Kharg at Port Sudan (Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)")