<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><br><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><br><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><br><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><br><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><br><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><br><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><br><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><br><p>Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><p>Executive Producer: Louisa Wells</p><br><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><br><p>Contact the team on&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES:</p><br><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><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>