Iran Claims First Anti-Ship Missile Strike on U.S. Warships, Threatens Economic War

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei claimed that Iran used an advanced, domestically produced anti-ship missile against U.S. warships for the first time, asserting it forced a U.S. military retreat. U.S. Central Command, without directly confirming the Iranian claim, referenced attacks on two of its ships in a post on X. Iran simultaneously threatened the United States with 'economic warfare,' marking a qualitative escalation in rhetoric and capability claims. The conflict is now six months old, with both sides having traded blows in the days preceding these statements. Pakistan's Hindi-language BBC reporting noted that Pakistan's oil supply, which transits the Strait of Hormuz, is already being disrupted, with petrol prices raised by 12.90 rupees per liter.