Follow the leader: Iran picks the son
09 March 2026

Follow the leader: Iran picks the son

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After Iran appoints a new supreme leader, what does the choice tell us about the resilience of the regime and how the war will progress? Scientific research in America has taken a battering in Donald Trump’s second term. And why British choirs face a shortage of tenor voices.


Guests and host:

    Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondentDaniella Raz, US correspondentJoel Budd, Britain social affairs editorRosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”


Topics covered: 

    Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, oil pricesScientific research, National Science Foundation, renewable energyTenors, choirs, Oxford University


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