Iran's Low-Cost Drone Strategy Challenges US-Israel Defenses Amid West Asia Conflict

• Iran uses low-cost Shahed drones, satellite imagery, and lessons from Russia for retaliatory attacks against the US and Israel.
• Drone barrages complicate US and allied defenses, forcing reliance on systems designed for more sophisticated weapons.
• Tehran's strategy combines intelligence inputs, satellite imagery, Russian wartime experience, and geographical proximity to US bases.
• Low-cost drones, like Shaheds, are cheap, easy to launch, fly at low altitudes, and can strike precise targets using satellite navigation.
• US and allies face challenges with expensive defense systems and limited interceptor supplies against mass drone attacks.