What some of the readers do not understand is that the Iranian economy is dependent on the lucrative oil and gas sector. The reliance on a single resource for most of its income have created disincentives to develop a more diversified and globally integrated economy. This weakness is Iran’s vulnerability.
The Zagros and Persian Gulf Basins, made of highly porous carbonate rocks, are the most important oil reservoirs. Just two above ground targets are just one of Israel’s options in an all out war. It would not take a heavy toll on lives, but the government of Iran would be instantly non-functional.