Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about Iran's new leader, oil disruptions, intelligence, and Trump's lack of planning.

We're going to run through a string of developments to try to keep everybody current, but things are evolving quickly.

First, in an attempt to stem rising oil prices, the International Energy Agency coordinated the

release of strategic reserves. It did not work, and the organization is now referring to the

situation as the, quote,

largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.

People turn to the U.S. Navy, especially because the Trump administration has repeatedly

indicated the Navy would escort ships.

Only to find out, the reporting says, the Navy has refused requests, and the U.S. Energy Secretary has said the Navy isn't ready to provide escorts yet.

Meanwhile, Iran's new Supreme Leader released his first statement.

He basically promised to continue hitting U.S. bases around the region, as long as they're used to launch attacks against Iran, and to keep

pressure on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also seems confident enough to be making demands and seem to be demanding reparations

for the damage caused by the attacks. As I'm putting this together, oil prices were right at

$100 per barrel again. The U.S. is trying to pin the strike on the school as being the fault of old targeting

information, which might be part of the problem. But the old targeting packages being used

without updates and double checking is actually a larger problem. The problem doesn't end with

we got old info. The problem continues with,

we used old info. This is going to be a testerton fence moment of ROEs. They're not politically

correct. They're not woke. They save lives.

U.S. intelligence is saying they're more worried about drones and missiles hitting ships in the strait than mines.

Experts have told us that U.S. intelligence is probably correct about the higher priority,

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