Iran Battles to Beat the Blockade
The United States is enforcing a naval blockade to deplete Iran's financial resources, and Iran has responded with multiple missile attacks on US warships in the Gulf of Oman. The US has retaliated by attacking five sanctioned Iranian tankers. Iran has also tested a new anti-ship missile, the Qasem Basir, according to Iranian officials.
Why it matters: This matters for the briefing's theme of economic warfare, as the blockade and counter-attacks are aimed at controlling Iran's access to revenue and essential imports.