Is this perhaps just some weird, multi stage plan to get Saudi Arabia closer with the US? Having Iran launch a proxy attack against merchant ships seems like t

Is this perhaps just some weird, multi stage plan to get Saudi Arabia closer with the US? Having Iran launch a proxy attack against merchant ships seems like the cover Saudi Arabia has wanted to escalate their attacks against this group. I’m interested in Iran’s goal here, but don’t have a good analysis that doesn’t seem to be driving toward a particular narrative.