The irony of all this especially the EMP angle is that the U.S. could pop a single EMP (non-nuclear IIRC) over Tehran that would degrade their command and control enough to have all of Iran in chaos within minutes. Without effective communications with their provinces the ayatollahs’ regime would be decapitated and the people would quickly respond.
JMHO.
And we would still be in the dark as a result of not acting first.
Like your idea
Good forecast, but Obama would rather see chaos engulf the US.