Suzanne Maloney, Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution and one of Washington’s leading experts on Iran joins host Jay Sapsford for a conversation on Iran, escalation risk, and regional business implications 

The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has thrown Iran into its most consequential leadership crisis since 1979, with succession questions now emerging under intense pressure, and amid a relentless attack by U.S. and Israeli forces that shows little sign of abating. 

Much of Iran’s leadership was the target of a successful attack, posing a challenge to anybody running operations across the dynamic markets of the Middle East: 

Who will run Iran after the crisis? 

Is this a decapitation strike or nation building? And what are the scenarios affecting business, growth and investment?

Maloney breaks down the most plausible paths from here, what the succession mechanics mean in practice, where escalation risk is highest, and the signposts that matter most for business leaders trying to plan through volatility. 

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