From the New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Thursday, April 23rd. Here's what we're covering.

One of the key questions swirling as the U.S. attempts to negotiate an end to the war in Iran is,

who is really running Iran?

The new supreme leader, Ayatollah Moshhtba Hamini, was wounded in airstrikes at the start of the war,

which killed his father, the previous supreme leader, and he's been in hiding while he recovers.

He still has not been seen in public since he took over, and that has fed into uncertainty about the country's leadership.

To try and trace Iran's new power structure, the Times spoke with senior Iranian officials, members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and others familiar with the country's inner workings.

Several officials told the times that Homine's injuries are severe.

He's had surgery on his hand and leg,

and his face and lips were badly burned,

making it difficult for him to speak.

They say he's sharp and engaged,

but he hasn't released a video or audio message

because he doesn't want to appear weak in his first public address.

Also, because of fears he could be targeted again, messages to him are handwritten, sealed in envelopes,

and relayed via a human chain from one courier to the next. They travel on highways and back roads,

in cars, and on motorcycles until they reach his hideout.

His responses go back the same way.

That combination of his injuries and the challenge of reaching him has led Homeney to delegate

decision-making to commanders in the Revolutionary Guards Corps.

It's essentially left the hard-line military calling the shots.

Those generals were the ones who came up with the strategy of closing the Strait of Hormuz

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