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No, they have massive storage in one ityy bitty island that could very easily be turned into a huge ecological disaster
Iran has been planning this war for decades... They'd have to be total fools to think it wouldn't be a target. And if you know where the enemy will strike and all that
Well, for one, Russia also had years, and did in fact take years, to plan the invasion in Ukraine. That didn't turn out too great. And secondly, no matter how good your plan is, if all of your oil export infrastructure is that concentrated, it is at risk.
Is it as concentrated as it appears? It's basic art of war stuff, appear weak where you are strong and strong where you're weak
The island is basically a bomb. It's an enormous oil depot, with millions of barrels, not processing. It would hurt Iranian exports for sure, but if they're not idiots they'd have contingencies so they could spend the island strategically
Russia failed because they mistook a hard target for a soft one and let their military be rotted by corruption... Their plan looked fine on paper