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5 min readIran’s new supreme leader vowed to keep fighting and to keep the strategic Strait of Hormuz shut down, a message attributed to Mujtaba Amane was read Thursday. The disruption of oil through that chokepoint is already rattling global energy markets, and the U.S. is turning to its strategic petroleum reserve to manage the shortfall. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNN that “temporary disruption of oil through the Straits of Hormuz, that’s what the strategic petroleum reserve is for,” adding that the administration would “bring oil to market through other avenues to get through a few weeks of a short-term dislocation to get to a much better place on the other side.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is lifting sanctions for thirty days on Russian oil and petroleum products stranded at sea, a move that appears aimed at stabilizing supply amid the broader disruption.
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- 1 (00:04) **Iran's New Supreme Leader Vows to Fight, Keep Strait of Hormuz Shut** - A message attributed to Mujtaba Amane is read, vowing to continue the conflict and maintain the blockade of the strategic waterway.
- 2 (01:02) **U.S. and Israel Detail Military Campaigns in Iran** - The U.S. says it has hit around 6,000 targets in Iran since the conflict began.
- 3 (01:57) **Synagogue Shooting Rattles Detroit Area** - The Homeland Security Department identifies the suspect as a Lebanese-born U.S. citizen.
- 4 (03:02) **Fatal Shooting at Old Dominion University** - Police identify the attacker as a former Virginia Army National Guard member convicted in 2016 of providing material support to ISIS.
- 5 (03:28) **Dispute Over Hurricane Helene Home Repair Funding in North Carolina** - HUD Secretary Scott Turner says the agency has provided sufficient funding, arguing the money is available but not being used.
- 6 (04:25) **Asian Markets Slump Amid Iran War** - Stocks are poised for a second consecutive weekly decline as the conflict roils energy and stock markets.
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