{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/6a33ffc74a187774ac8e2442?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"4-2 to Iran: Trump’s peace deal proves the US lost the war","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1781792895870-7bc65cbc-0382-4d5c-ac74-e57960cd1a2e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Donald Trump has signed a peace deal with Iran, but his critics are saying it’s a humiliation.</p><p><br></p><p>Roland Oliphant and David Blair go through the US-Iran deal line by line and give each side a score, from $300bn in payments to Iran to the reopening Strait of Hormuz to a ban on nuclear weapons. Among those critical of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is former vice president Mike Pence, who has called Trump an appeaser and accused him of handing a “lifeline” to the Iranian regime - is he right?</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights</p><p><br></p><ul><li>4-2 to Tehran - the US-Iran peace deal gutted</li><li>How the MoU proves the US lost the war</li></ul><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p>Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant</p><p>David Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdt</p><p><br></p><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><p>How Trump’s ‘Operation Epic Disaster’ turned the world against America</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/18/iran-war-trump-us-credibility/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/06/18/iran-war-trump-us-credibility/</a></p><p><br></p><p>David Blair: Trump’s extraordinary deal is a survival plan for Iran</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/17/iran-deal-survival-plan-for-islamic-republic/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/17/iran-deal-survival-plan-for-islamic-republic/</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. <a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</a></p><p><br></p><p>► EMAIL US: Contact the team on <a href=\"mailto:battlelines@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">battlelines@telegraph.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/</a></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}