by pilgrim152
I think I'd headline Blockade (you never know), since it's only going to be 1 op if you play it during the action rounds anyway.Given the extra influence in Iran and your poor ops, I'd consider Comecon for ops and go into Afghanistan with 2 and Syria with the other - that way you'll have domination in Asia and at least presence in the Middle East. Your opponent might think you're looking for a quick Asia scoring (unless they have it).
If the US moves into Asia then consider the China Card to coup. I can't see any reason to spend valuable ops on a battle you'll probably lose in Iran. If you manage to take Afghanistan and Pakistan, and possibly even Iraq, then you might be able to realign Iran.
I'd try and hold UN Intervention and see what comes up next turn, unless you really have to play D&C at low Defcon. It's going to depend on what your opponent does and whether any scoring cards come early.