Iran doesn't need to beat America in a straight fight. It needs to make the war so expensive across so many countries that America decides it's not worth it. That's the strategy. And they spent 40 years building the infrastructure.

This episode covers:

- Hezbollah: 100,000+ rockets, fought Israel to a stalemate

- Houthis: shutting down Red Sea shipping with $10K drones vs $4M interceptors

- Iraqi militias: 5,000 fighters already crossed into Iran

- Hamas, Syrian allies, and the strategic depth doctrine

- Why this is the Vietnam/Afghanistan playbook applied to the Middle East

Part of the Iran War Report Context Series.

No spin. No sides. Just signal.