--- title: "Why Iran Isn't Afraid of America" description: "Go to http://sheath.com/WARFRONTS and use the code “WARFRONTS” to get 20% off your order Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco This video is #sponsored by Sheath. Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@politicalfronts 00:00 Introduction 02:37 The Threats 12:36 The Tools 19:54 The Targets References https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-hints-at-10-day-window-for-decision-on-iran-6370e477?st=m4jQPj&reflink=desktopwebsharepermalink https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-curious-why-iran-has-not-capitulated-amid-us-military-buildup-says-witkoff-2026-02-22/ https://x.com/citrinowicz/status/2025425341297123405 https://x.com/glcarlstrom/status/2025840431376867733 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-strikes-iran-could-target-individual-leaders-officials-say-2026-02-20/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/world/middleeast/us-warships-gulf-waters-iran-retaliation-threats.html https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-agreed-secret-shoulder-fired-missile-deal-with-russia-ft-reports-2026-02-22/ https://www.twz.com/air/evidence-of-mi-28-havoc-attack-helicopters-delivered-to-iran-grows https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauliddon/2026/02/18/russian-mi-28s-and-su-35s-wont-revitalize-irans-dilapidated-military/ https://www.ft.com/content/d034cc1a-f5fb-494e-a3c1-466e8e80ed82 https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iran-orders-russian-triseeker-missile https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-887561 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-warns-retaliation-if-trump-strikes-us-withdraws-some-personnel-bases-2026-01-14/ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260219-trump-iran-nuclear-deal-deadline-tehran-threatens-retaliation-us-bases https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2jek15m8no https://mei.edu/publication/iran-considers-its-response-to-potential-renewed-us-israeli-strikes/ https://www.vox.com/politics/479819/trump-iran-war-questions-buildup https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3kenge1k9o https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tensions-flare-as-trump-surges-military-assets-and-iran-warns-of-retaliation/ https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/assessing-trumps-options-military-action-iran https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/irans-retaliation-choreography-escalation-management-and-mirage-all-out-war https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9z497g4vvo https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/01/iran-missiles-persian-gulf-trump-military-buildup/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/world/video/iran-possible-retaliation-explainer-us-strikes-trump-salem-vrtc https://www.csis.org/analysis/how-will-iran-and-middle-east-respond-us-strikes https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/cnbc-daily-open-iran-has-more-avenues-of-retaliating-against-the-us-including-oil-supply.html https://thehill.com/policy/international/5683370-iran-threatens-retaliation-us/ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-aligned-militias-threaten-retaliatory-strikes-will-they-follow-through https://warontherocks.com/2025/07/lessons-observed-from-the-war-between-israel-and-iran/ https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2026-february-23/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/world/middleeast/iran-retaliate-us-strikes.html https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/06/analysis-how-might-iran-retaliate-against-the-us.php https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/02/22/what-are-donald-trumps-strike-options-in-iran https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/ten-predictions-for-the-potential-us-strikes-on-iran/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxzk4gvzp0o https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/20/the-carnage-iran-will-try-to-unleash-if-the-us-attacks/" url: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-oozydml5hye.md canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-oozydml5hye/ datePublished: 2026-02-25T18:45:03.000Z dateModified: 2026-02-25T18:45:03.000Z author: - name: Fronts Staff url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/ publisher: Fronts type: NewsArticle language: en access: members isAccessibleForFree: false tokens: 1150 --- Go to http://sheath.com/WARFRONTS and use the code “WARFRONTS” to get 20% off your order Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco This video is #sponsored by Sheath. Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@politicalfronts 00:00 Introduction 02:37 The Threats 12:36 The Tools 19:54 The Targets References https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-hints-at-10-day-window-for-decision-on-iran-6370e477?st=m4jQPj&reflink=desktopwebsharepermalink https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-curious-why-iran-has-not-capitulated-amid-us-military-buildup-says-witkoff-2026-02-22/ https://x.com/citrinowicz/status/2025425341297123405 https://x.com/glcarlstrom/status/2025840431376867733 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-strikes-iran-could-target-individual-leaders-officials-say-2026-02-20/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/world/middleeast/us-warships-gulf-waters-iran-retaliation-threats.html https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-agreed-secret-shoulder-fired-missile-deal-with-russia-ft-reports-2026-02-22/ https://www.twz.com/air/evidence-of-mi-28-havoc-attack-helicopters-delivered-to-iran-grows https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauliddon/2026/02/18/russian-mi-28s-and-su-35s-wont-revitalize-irans-dilapidated-military/ https://www.ft.com/content/d034cc1a-f5fb-494e-a3c1-466e8e80ed82 https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/iran-orders-russian-triseeker-missile https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-887561 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-warns-retaliation-if-trump-strikes-us-withdraws-some-personnel-bases-2026-01-14/ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260219-trump-iran-nuclear-deal-deadline-tehran-threatens-retaliation-us-bases https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2jek15m8no https://mei.edu/publication/iran-considers-its-response-to-potential-renewed-us-israeli-strikes/ https://www.vox.com/politics/479819/trump-iran-war-questions-buildup https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3kenge1k9o https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tensions-flare-as-trump-surges-military-assets-and-iran-warns-of-retaliation/ https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/assessing-trumps-options-military-action-iran https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/irans-retaliation-choreography-escalation-management-and-mirage-all-out-war https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9z497g4vvo https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/01/iran-missiles-persian-gulf-trump-military-buildup/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/world/video/iran-possible-retaliation-explainer-us-strikes-trump-salem-vrtc https://www.csis.org/analysis/how-will-iran-and-middle-east-respond-us-strikes https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/cnbc-daily-open-iran-has-more-avenues-of-retaliating-against-the-us-including-oil-supply.html https://thehill.com/policy/international/5683370-iran-threatens-retaliation-us/ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-aligned-militias-threaten-retaliatory-strikes-will-they-follow-through https://warontherocks.com/2025/07/lessons-observed-from-the-war-between-israel-and-iran/ https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2026-february-23/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/world/middleeast/iran-retaliate-us-strikes.html https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/06/analysis-how-might-iran-retaliate-against-the-us.php https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/02/22/what-are-donald-trumps-strike-options-in-iran https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/ten-predictions-for-the-potential-us-strikes-on-iran/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxzk4gvzp0o https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/20/the-carnage-iran-will-try-to-unleash-if-the-us-attacks/ --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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