Khamenei’s son is frontrunner to be Iran’s supreme leader

5 March 2026 · 11m

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Israel expects war against Iran to last weeks and Ayatollah Khamenei’s son emerges as a leading candidate for supreme leader. Plus, the Federal Reserve grants crypto exchange Kraken access to its core payments system, inside the collapse of UK property lender Market Financial Solutions, and US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says the new 15% tariff rate could start this week.

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Federal Reserve grants Kraken access to payments system in first for crypto group

Collapse of UK property lender sends shockwaves through Wall Street

Scott Bessent says 15% global tariff ‘likely’ to be imposed this week

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