# Iran demands $24bn to sign US peace deal - will Trump accept? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-demands-24bn-to-sign-us-peace-deal-will-trump-accept Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-demands-24bn-to-sign-us-peace-deal-will-trump-accept.md Podcast: [Iran: The Latest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846) Published: 2026-05-27T16:23:27+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/battle-lines-israel-gaza/episodes/they-think-the-war-is-over-why-iran-is-restoring-internet-ac Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6a1714cf942fd18754ba5a84/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/iran-demands-24bn-to-sign-us-peace-deal-will-trump-accept Duration seconds: 2148 ## Resource 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 ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Loo… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/iran-demands-24bn-to-sign-us-peace-deal-will-trump-accept/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-demands-24bn-to-sign-us-peace-deal-will-trump-accept.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.