{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/6a1714cf942fd18754ba5a84?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Iran demands $24bn to sign US peace deal - will Trump accept?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1779897533147-b9a2d493-118d-40bd-8239-3e4ef02f13ed.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Iran appears increasingly confident that it will secure a favourable end to the war with the US.</p><p><br></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights</p><ul><li>Iran demands $24bn to sign US peace deal - will Trump accept?&nbsp;</li><li>'They think the war is over': Why Iran is restoring internet access</li></ul><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p><br></p><p>Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey</p><p>Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant</p><p>Akhtar Makoii, foreign correspondent @akhtar_makoii</p><p>Kandice Ardiel, UNIFIL spokesperson @hikandice</p><p><br></p><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><p><br></p><p>Iran will sign peace deal only if US releases $24bn of frozen assets</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/26/iran-peace-deal-us-release-24bn-frozen-assets/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/26/iran-peace-deal-us-release-24bn-frozen-assets/</a></p><p><br></p><p>The $24bn cost of Trump’s capitulation on Iran</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/05/26/trump-us-iran-capitulation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/05/26/trump-us-iran-capitulation/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Akhtar Makoii: Iran’s hardliners are sabotaging their own government’s peace talks</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/26/iran-hardliners-sabotaging-peace-talks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/26/iran-hardliners-sabotaging-peace-talks/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><p>Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey &amp; Louisa Wells</p><p><br></p><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><p>► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk&nbsp;</p><p>► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}