Iran's new supreme leader has already undergone three surgeries on his leg and is struggling to speak because of severe burns. While recovering from his injuries, the running of the country has passed into the hands of his close associates and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is also involved in his recovery process.
Despite statements by President Donald Trump and the US defense establishment that Iran’s navy was destroyed and now lies at the bottom of the ocean, the seizure of two commercial vessels this week shows that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps still maintains thousands of speedboats. While Iran’s conventional fleet has largely been destroyed, its asymmetric “mosquito fleet” continues to operate with hit-and-run tactics, uses deep caves as cover and poses a real threat to the critical shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.
Undeterred after an activist doused him in red paint, Pahlavi vowed to lead Iran's post-regime transition – though his chances of returning to power remain slim.
President Donald Trump speaks of a good deal being just around the corner, but the latest developments in the region tell a somewhat different story, one that has managed to confuse even leading experts. An Iranian official said that a US threat to impose a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz “is more of a political bluff than reality.” Hint: Red Sea shipping lanes are also in the crosshairs.
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