Iran's regime, unchanged

伊朗政权,依旧如故

Today, Explained

2026-03-17

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Iran's top leaders are dead, but regime change isn't in sight, and the US and Israel's attacks are dividing Iranians at home and abroad. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. A huge Iranian flag alongside damaged structures in Tehran. Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • A tiny waterway is giving President Trump a huge headache.

  • Iran continues to maintain its stranglehold over a tiny elbow of water called the Strait of Hormuz,

  • connecting oil-rich countries in the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world.

  • Something we're dealing with.

  • We have been dealing with it.

  • Don't need to worry about it.

  • Iran's basically shut the strait down,

  • sending gas prices way up and the president demanding other countries get involved, too.

  • President Trump's call for other nations to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz is going unanswered.

  • We are ready to ensure safe passage through the Straits of Hormuz diplomatically.

  • However, there will be no military participation.

  • But in the over two weeks since the U.S.

  • and Israel started bombing Iran, there doesn't seem to be a clear end in sight.

  • And all the while,

  • the Iranians inside and out the country feel split on what this means for their future.

  • That's coming up on Today Explained.

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