Following continued American airstrikes, Iran is currently avoiding all-out conflict. Instead, the Iranian government is pursuing a strategy of attrition, aiming to wear down the United States through prolonged resistance. A key element of this strategy involves the potential to disrupt global energy supplies. By threatening instability in the energy market, Iran hopes to compel Washington to reconsider its current approach. This gamble rests on the economic pain a major energy disruption would inflict globally, pressuring the US to de-escalate. For now, direct, large-scale retaliation has been avoided, signaling a calculated approach from Tehran. This prioritizes leveraging energy as a strategic tool to influence US policy.