{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/69aef6e3765824af47290481?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Iran's new supreme leader could intensify the war ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1773074100455-dde6ece0-9b04-4816-97f2-1a2e15d53cdd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Could Iran’s new leader be worse than the old one? On the 10th day of the US-Israeli war with Iran, Roland looks at why IRGC-favourite Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen as the new supreme leader to take over from his assassinated father and what it means for the regime. </p><p><br></p><p>Plus, Venetia gets a view from the Gulf about the growing oil crisis, fears over dwindling interceptor missile stocks and how the war is dragging in countries there.</p><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p><br></p><p>Venetia Rainey, co-host @venetiarainey</p><p>Roland Oliphant, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator and co-host @RolandOliphant</p><p>Sascha Bruchmann, IISS Research Fellow for Defence and Military Analysis</p><p><br></p><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><p><br></p><p>David Blair: New supreme leader shows folly of Trump’s war</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/09/new-iran-supreme-leader-folly-trump-iran-war/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/09/new-iran-supreme-leader-folly-trump-iran-war/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Iran has already made its first big miscalculation of the war</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/09/iran-first-big-miscalculation-war/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/09/iran-first-big-miscalculation-war/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Iran war, day ten: Everything you need to know</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/09/iran-war-day-ten-everything-you-need-to-know/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/09/iran-war-day-ten-everything-you-need-to-know/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><p>Executive Producer: Louisa Wells</p><p><br></p><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning.&nbsp;<a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</a></p><p>► EMAIL US:</p><p><br></p><p>Contact the team on&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:battlelines@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">battlelines@telegraph.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES:</p><p><br></p><p>Find all our latest Iran coverage here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/</a></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}