# US defends its deal with Iran Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769/us-defends-its-deal-with-iran Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769/us-defends-its-deal-with-iran.md Podcast: [dc](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769) Published: 2026-06-18T21:14:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/us-defends-its-deal-with-iran--72589090 Audio file: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72589090/p0nsw48f.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dc-4662769/episodes/us-defends-its-deal-with-iran Duration seconds: 2851 ## Resource Donald Trump says he expects a ceasefire to take effect "on all fronts", including between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon while Vice President JD Vance says the memorandum signed with Tehran is already bearing fruit and insisted that Washington holds the cards in coming negotiations. Meanwhile, a message attributed to Iran's Supreme Leader says that Tehran will not submit to any excessive demands.Also in the programme: why one critic calls Barack Obama's Presidential Centre a 'Klingon Prison'; and how Nigerian sisters born conjoined at the head are enjoying life after pioneering surgery assisted by artificial intelligence.(Photo: US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media about the Iran-US memorandum of understanding in the White House Briefing Room in Washington, DC, USA Credit: JIM LO SCALZO/EPA/Shutterstock) ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dc-4662769/episodes/us-defends-its-deal-with-iran/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dc-4662769/us-defends-its-deal-with-iran.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.