Follow the leader: Iran picks the son

The Intelligence from The Economist · Mar 9, 2026 · 26m

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 correspondent

Daniella Raz, US correspondent

Joel Budd, Britain social affairs editor

Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, oil prices

Scientific research, National Science Foundation, renewable energy

Tenors, choirs, Oxford University…