What Comes Next for the War in Iran?

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4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Steve Hayes is joined by Kevin Williamson, Mike Warren, and James Sutton to discuss the latest on Iran and how the domestic costs of war could affect the upcoming midterms.The Agenda:—What is “unconditional surrender”?—Rising oil prices—Public support for war—MAGA media’s reaction—J.D. Vance’s isolationism—Young Republican’s reaction— NWYT: McDonald's CEO's burger scandalShow Notes:—Paul Miller on the war with Iran—Tanner Greer's essay on Iraq The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by clicking here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dispatch podcast. I'm Steve Hayes, joined today by my dispatch colleagues,
0:05.2	national correspondent Kevin Williamson, senior editor Mike Warren, and morning dispatch reporter James
0:10.6	Sutton. On today's roundtable, we'll discuss the latest updates on the war with Iran,
0:16.1	including the selection of Iran's new leader, the 56-year-old son of Iran's slain former supreme leader,
0:23.5	the domestic popularity of the war against Iran broadly and the possible splits within the MAGA
0:28.2	coalition, and finally not worth your time, how not to eat a McDonald's burger.
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1:08.5	Let's dive in.
1:25.9	Music and much, much more. Let's dive in. A busy few days in the war with Iran. Iran's assembly of experts has named a new leader Ayatollah Saeed
1:34.0	Mostaba Hussein Khomeini, the son of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, who was killed in the
1:41.4	opening moments of the war. Moshtaba Khomeini is 56 years old and has neither religious qualifications nor experience in government.
1:49.4	He's a hardliner.
1:50.6	Some U.S. analysts say he's more radical than his father, and he's very close to Iran's
1:55.5	Revolutionary Guards Corps.
1:57.1	There are reports that he was injured during an airstrike in recent days, and he is sure to be a
2:01.5	target in the coming days. Also, fighting continues throughout the region with Iran targeting
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