# Can the US and Iran Make a Deal?

An episode of [Big Take](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1578096201), 9 Feb 2026, 16 min.

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The prospect of US military action in Iran and the possibility of regional war continue to loom over indirect talks between the two countries. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the situation. On today’s Big Take Podcast, Iran reporter Golnar Motevalli joins host David Gura to lay out what the US and Iran each hope to achieve and what’s at stake if these negotiations fall apart. Read more: Iran Hardens Crackdown on Political Dissidents After US Talks Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky and Eleanor Harrison-Dengate; Reported by Golnar Motevalli; Edited by Tracey Samuelson. Fact-checking by David Fox; Engineering by Katie McMurran. Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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