Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei urged the government to tackle economic difficulties.

U.S. President Trump said the maritime blockade has been assisted by the Space Force.

An Iranian media analysis says new US sanctions on Iran are part of a broader contest over the future world order, not solely an economic measure. The piece notes the US remains an economic heavyweight with substantial leverage, but the world is no longer unipolar, and a comprehensive economic blockade of Iran faces a fundamental obstacle: turning US pressure into outcomes requires wide international cooperation, which is now harder to secure. It adds that the era of using sanctions as an unconstrained weapon is nearing its end; economic power only works when paired with political legitimacy, international cooperation and recognition by other actors, and the United States is increasingly constrained by that reality.