India, March 9 -- Has a new era begun in Iran? With a new Supreme Leader, the son of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, taking the reins of the Islamic Regime, will the nation see change or will the same hardline policies be pushed onto the people of Iran?

The Middle East is hurtling through a moment of profound uncertainty - with energy markets roiled, Gulf monarchies on edge, and India walking a tightrope shaped by geography and national interest.

The conversation on Point Blank between HT's Shishir Gupta and HT's Aayesha Varma opens with a pivotal development in Tehran: the elevation of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the new Supreme Leader of Iran. His rise, backed b...