Rita Cosby speaks with retired US Air Force Brigadier General Blaine Holt about major escalations unfolding in the Middle East. The conversation addresses recent US military strikes on five Iranian crude oil tankers near Kharg Island in response to Iranian ballistic missile attacks on US warships. General Holt analyzes the severe economic blow to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the escalation from Houthi strikes on Saudi oil infrastructure, and Iran's claims of capturing an intact US underwater drone.

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