# Iran's trump card Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-morning-bid-7596246/iran-s-trump-card-2 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-morning-bid-7596246/iran-s-trump-card-2.md Podcast: [Reuters Morning Bid](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-morning-bid-7596246) Published: 2026-07-13T09:40:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH3755432482.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH3755432482.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reuters-morning-bid-7596246/episodes/iran-s-trump-card-2 Duration seconds: 500 ## Resource Oil prices surge but traders aren't panicking yet as U.S.-Iran strikes escalate and Iran claims the Strait of Hormuz is closed - even as U.S. Central Command says around 20 ships got through in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, June CPI data drops Tuesday and big bank earnings kick off a week that will test soaring tech valuations. Today’s recommended read: Cheap drones turn energy into the global economy's weak spot, Ron Bousso Subscribe to Mike Dolan's Morning Bid newsletter, and check out his columns on Reuters Open Interest. Read more from Amanda Cooper and Anna Szymanski Produced by Eliza Davis Beard and Abisoye Adelusi Sound engineering and music by Sebastian and Josh Sommer Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reuters-morning-bid-7596246/episodes/iran-s-trump-card-2/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-morning-bid-7596246/iran-s-trump-card-2.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.