OPINION (Express) – Iran could retaliate against Washington in a “multitude” of ways if the US decided to launch an attack, an expert said after Tehran warned the region will be “set on fire” if America strikes against it. Analysts are putting Iran’s military strength under the microscope to understand whether Tehran could really launch lightning-quick strikes against the US. And many are ready to dismiss the widespread belief Iran only possesses outdated gear. Ellie Geranmayeh, deputy
head of the think tank the Middle East and North Africa program at the European Council on Foreign Relations said: “What we’ve seen so far is the low bar of what Iran could do. “Now if, for example, Iran was to suffer a surgical strike from US forces in retaliation to one of these actions then I think we need to be very clear here that Iran has a multitude of avenues, countries, networks of allies whether they’re state or non-state actors, to hit back against the US at a time and place of its own choosing.” READ MORE
