1、117 JUN 2025APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE.DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED.(U)Iran Likely To Employ Varied External,Internal Defensive Strategies in LSCO(U)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY(U)During large-scale combat operations(LSCO),Iran would probably employ two distinct strategies to defend its regime and national inter
2、ests.The first strategy,forward defense,relies on capabilities like proxies,unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs),naval assets,cyber forces,and long-range missiles to pose a hybrid threat outside of Irans borders against potential adversaries.The second,mosaic defense,would use a mix of military and parami
3、litary forces to conduct asymmetric guerrilla-type operations within Iran to maximize enemy casualties without becoming decisively engaged.Should the U.S.Army engage with Iran in LSCO,it would contend with both the forward defense and mosaic defense strategies,highlighting the importance of understa
4、nding and identifying the specific capabilities and formations that Iran could employ.(U)IRANS FORWARD DEFENSE STRATEGY(U)The current and preferred Iranian regional military strategy can be defined as a forward defense,which Iran would activate more fully under the threat of invasion.Tehran believes
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