Iran's Shadow Weapons
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Jonathan Hackett's book examines the development and deployment of Iran's asymmetric and proxy warfare capabilities across the Middle East.
It details how Tehran builds and fields weapons, trains partner forces, and extends influence through non-state actors and irregular strategies.
The author draws on historical cases, operational experience, and open-source reporting to explain the structure and logic of Iran's shadow arsenal.
The book explores the implications of these programs for regional security and for Western policy responses.
It serves as a primer for readers seeking to understand Iran's indirect methods of projecting power and conducting irregular warfare.
It details how Tehran builds and fields weapons, trains partner forces, and extends influence through non-state actors and irregular strategies.
The author draws on historical cases, operational experience, and open-source reporting to explain the structure and logic of Iran's shadow arsenal.
The book explores the implications of these programs for regional security and for Western policy responses.
It serves as a primer for readers seeking to understand Iran's indirect methods of projecting power and conducting irregular warfare.
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