Why Iran Doesn’t Have a New Supreme Leader

为何伊朗没有新的最高领袖

WSJ What’s News

2026-03-06

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A.M. Edition for Mar. 6. Nearly a week after the death of Ayatollah Khamenei, WSJ correspondent Sune Rasmussen discusses the delicate balancing act facing Iran’s leaders as they attempt to choose a replacement. Plus, how declining Gulf energy production and exports could cause global economic disruption and higher gas prices. And we’ll look at the Nepalese rapper poised to become the country’s next prime minister. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Gulf energy production begins to wind down, risking a global supply shock.

  • When you shut down production, these wells take time to go back online.

  • In the case of gas and in some oil wells, it could be weeks until they're fully back online.

  • So these disruptions are definitely going to be with us for a while.

  • Plus, the U.S.

  • resumes diplomatic relations with Venezuela,

  • and we'll look at the rapper and champion of Gen Z protests poised to lead Nepal.

  • It's Friday, March 6th.

  • I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,

  • the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

  • Israel says that its military is moving to the next phase of its campaign against Iran,

  • shifting from surprise attacks to a dismantling of its regime and military capabilities.

  • Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the amount of firepower over Iran,

  • quote, is about to surge dramatically,

  • a pledge that comes as top defense industry executives prepare to meet President Trump at the White House today.

  • We report that Pentagon officials are drawing up plans to replenish U.S.

  • munitions after pressuring defense contractors for months to up their missile production.

  • Meanwhile, as we approach the war's one-week mark,

  • Iran continues to lack a supreme leader after Saturday's killing of Ayatollah Khamenei.

  • I asked journal correspondent Suna Rasmussen where succession planning currently stands.