Iran’s government has more effective options to respond to attacks from the US and its allies. Its supporters in Iraq might cripple Iraqi oil exports from Basra, which would damage US plans in Iraq while boosting Iran’s oil revenues, or limit the availability of fuel to the US Army by attacking roads and bridges, especially the Kuwait City-Baghdad highway.
伊朗政府还能采取更有效的策略回应美国及其盟国的打击。其在伊拉克的支持者可能会令从巴士拉的石油出口陷于瘫痪，这样就会破坏美国在伊拉克的计划同时又能增加伊朗的石油收入。或者他们还能通过打击道路和桥梁来限制美军的燃料供给，特别是破坏从科威特城到巴格达的公路。