Iran demands $24bn to sign US peace deal - will Trump accept?
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Episode Iran demands $24bn to sign US peace deal - will Trump accept?
Iran appears increasingly confident that it will secure a favourable end to the war with the US.
From demanding $24bn in frozen assets to publishing what they say is a draft peace deal to restoring the Internet after nearly 90 days, Tehran seems to feel victory both at home and abroad is within its grasp. Foreign correspondent Akhtar Makoii joins Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey to discuss the latest news from inside Iran, as well as the significance of one of the country’s biggest exports: pistachios.
Plus, as Israel launches a deadly new phase in its campaign against Hezbollah, UNIFIL spokesperson Kandice Ardiel joins from Beirut to share her insights on what it’s like working as a peacekeeper in southern Lebanon caught between the two longtime enemies.
Highlights
• Iran demands $24bn to sign US peace deal - will Trump accept? • 'They think the war is over': Why Iran is restoring internet access
CONTRIBUTORS:
Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey
Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant
Akhtar Makoii, foreign correspondent @akhtar_makoii
Kandice Ardiel, UNIFIL spokesperson @hikandice
CONTENT REFERENCED:
Iran will sign peace deal only if US releases $24bn of frozen assets
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/26/iran-peace-deal-us-release-24bn-frozen-assets/
The $24bn cost of Trump’s capitulation on Iran
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/05/26/trump-us-iran-capitulation/
Akhtar Makoii: Iran’s hardliners are sabotaging their own government’s peace talks
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/26/iran-hardliners-sabotaging-peace-talks/
Producer: Peter Shevlin
Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells
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