Iran's Resilience: New Leader, High Stakes

0:00It's April 5th, I'm Cory with the story. This is Sydney News Today, driven by AI. The United States took out Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Kaminay on February 28th and a move to cripple their leadership. Trump called it a decapitation strike, but it backfired quick. Mojitaba Kaminay, his son, stepped right up as the new head, and he's sounding even. Tougher. Iran's been holding strong for 47 years against this pressure, and now they're geared up for the long haul with the spread out war economy and control of the straight of whore moves. Trump talked big last week about hitting them hard over the next 2-3 weeks, but no clear exit plan and talk seems stalled. World markets hope for a fast cool down, but that's fading as Iran digs in. Folks are hurting there, sure, but their patient, attacking Gulf spots and leading on allies. Trump claims Iran's done as a threat, yet the regime still calling shots, rebuilding on their terms. Fresh details show Iran's revolutionary guard, charging ships for safe passage through

1:02the straight-like, a toll booth. One vessel paid $2 million in Chinese yuan, and traffic's crass from over 600 ships last week of February to just 24 buy. Late March, most are sitting idle on either side. Trump stepping back, telling oil-dependent nations to handle their own protection with no takers from Europe. With these piece stick, oil could jump $5 a barrel, handing Iran billions extra, and a might spark copycats at global choke points, jacking up, trade costs everywhere.