Ever since the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by the Palestinian terror organization Hamas, Tehran has been increasing its efforts to access billions in assets frozen around the world by sanctions. "This issue is our agenda and we continuously pursue it,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in January . Because of the conflict with Israel, Iran’s military is facing a significant shortage of arms, as are the country’s allies in the region, such as the Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israeli offensives have produced significant damage on the one hand, while, on the other, Tehran and the militias it supports have fired large numbers of missiles at Israel.