Iran’s top officials keep dying. This is how the regime is surviving.

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<p>Iran is cracking down on dissent to prevent an uprising by its citizens. The <a href="https://apple.news/AvzCn3k71T3-97OFbRrqjHQ">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Margherita Stancati breaks down the situation Iranians are in.</p> <p>Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin begins the confirmation process today to become the next homeland-security secretary. <a href="https://apple.news/AEMssFAH1QGeXujcKCcPg0g">The Atlantic</a>&rsquo;s Nick Miroff discusses what Mullin might do with large warehouses the administration purchased to convert into megajails.</p> <p>Cuba is dealing with a major economic crisis and the failure of its antiquated power grid. Carmen Sesin of <a href="https://apple.news/AgKn0lgH4SxuXEPd3yFkhiA">NBC News</a> joins to discuss what life is like for some Cubans day to day.</p> <p>Plus, why teens are <a href="https://apple.news/AfxsrqgLoQR2CCMZ7Lnm0Lg">suing</a> Elon Musk&rsquo;s xAI, the House Oversight Committee officially <a href="https://apple.news/A6T76UWOVRu6y-HUZSwofWw">subpoenaed</a> Attorney General Pam Bondi, and how spas and gyms took over <a href="https://apple.news/AE2PU5aKsTuqWl2qtr7LYSQ">traditional</a> retail space.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.</p>