US options
Military facilities
eg Shahid Nojeh airbase near Hamedan 1
Factories
For missiles and aircraft, eg Isfahan 2
Nuclear facilities
eg the Natanz enrichment site 3
Historical sites
eg Persepolis 4
Tehran
Iran
Syria
Iraq
1
6
3
6
Israel
2
5
4
8
Saudi Arabia
The Gulf
7
Iranian options
Israel
Using extended range Shahab missiles 5
US personnel
In Iraq, eg Green Zone in Baghdad, or Syria by proxy militias 6
Saudi oil infrastructure
Repeating missile attack on refinery at Abqaiq 7
Western oil tankers In the strait of Hormuz 8
Cyber-attacks
On US military and commercial interests worldwide
US embassies
Or senior personnel worldwide
US options
Military facilities
eg Shahid Nojeh airbase near Hamedan (1)
Factories
For missiles and aircraft, eg Isfahan (2)
Nuclear facilities
eg the Natanz enrichment site
Historical sites
eg Persepolis
Turkey
Iran
Tehran
Syria
Iraq
1
Baghdad
2
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
The Gulf
Iranian
options
Israel
Using extended range Shahab missiles
US personnel
In Iraq, eg Green Zone in Baghdad, or Syria by proxy militias
Saudi oil infrastructure
Repeating missile attack on refinery at Abqaiq
Western oil tankers In the strait of Hormuz
Cyber-attacks
On US military and commercial interests worldwide
US embassies
Or senior personnel worldwide