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Iran's Maritime Mirage
(Cipher Brief) Behnam Ben Taleblu and Patrick Megahan - Iran is doing enough damage in the Middle East through unconventional methods without requiring a robust navy. That is why an idea floated by a key Iranian military leader to build naval bases in Yemen and Syria makes absolutely no sense. Such a move seems unnecessary given Iran's relative success at power projection in the region using unconventional means, such as arms proliferation and funding proxies. Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior Iran analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, where Patrick Megahan is a research associate for military affairs.