Iran almost certainly will retaliate against the U.S. But when, where and how?

Iran could launch some of its vast arsenal of missiles against Israel, though that would risk having many of them shot down by Israel’s Iron Dome defense apparatus.

Tehran also has some of the world’s most accomplished cyberwarriors, and it could cause chaos and disruption by attacking U.S. critical infrastructure. That risk is both credible and growing, said Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, a former executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, after a 700% increase in similar attacks on Israeli infrastructure.

“If you ask me, ‘Is it possible?’ Yes,” said Montgomery, a senior fellow at the McCrary Institute at Auburn University. “Is it likely? Yes.”