If the old military adage of “the enemy has a vote” was not noted by the Pentagon ahead of time when the US and Israel launched strikes on the Iran, it was readily apparent when the campaign began.
Within hours hundreds of missiles and drones were launched from Iran in a scattergun approach that has now engulfed the Middle East.
Tehran knew it faced an existential threat and, by engaging Gulf states, it hoped that the fallout and damage caused would create a wave of pressure forcing US President Donald Trump to end the air strikes.
What was key in response was resilience and the defences in place around Iran's neighbours in the Arabian Gulf was precision weapons that one analyst said granted the capacity to “hit a bullet wit
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