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Trump Says It’s Unclear Who Will Lead Iran

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

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4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Mar. 3. Three days after the U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Trump isn’t sure who he wants in power in Tehran. WSJ national security reporter Vera Bergengruen discusses the options he’s presented. Plus, Trump said Iran's military has been largely neutralized, which, as markets reporter Hannah Erin Lang describes, helped markets regain their footing from their earlier drop early today. And the case for going to war with Iran comes under growing scrutiny. We hear from WSJ reporter Alexander Ward about how the administration is talking about why it went to war, and why it matters. Alex Ossola 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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0:00.0

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0:11.3

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0:17.9

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0:26.5

Trump says much of Iran's military is knocked out, and he seems to be deciding what to do about the

0:31.8

country's future in real time. He's trying to make a deal with the regime that he's encouraging

0:36.4

people to overthrow, which really shows that there isn't a clear defined endgame.

0:41.3

Plus, scrutiny is growing over the Trump administration's case for war.

0:45.6

And the Middle East conflict sends stocks spinning.

0:48.7

It's Tuesday, March 3rd.

0:50.4

I'm Alex O'Sullough for the Wall Street Journal.

0:52.8

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

1:02.9

It's been three days since the U.S. Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Hemeni.

1:08.9

President Trump today told reporters that who comes next in Iran isn't

1:12.3

obvious, and many of the country's would-be leaders have been killed. We had some in mind from that

1:17.1

group that is dead. And now we have another group. They may be dead also based on reports.

1:26.3

And he suggested that someone inside the regime should be in charge.

1:29.8

It would seem to me that somebody from within might maybe would be more appropriate.

1:34.2

I've said that.

1:35.2

U.S. officials are also saying that President Trump is open to supporting groups in Iran who could

1:39.4

fight to dislodge the regime.

1:41.3

Journal National Security reporter Vera Bergen-Gruin joins me now from Washington.

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