# Is it possible to negotiate with Iran? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rachman-review-1223434/is-it-possible-to-negotiate-with-iran Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rachman-review-1223434/is-it-possible-to-negotiate-with-iran.md Podcast: [The Rachman Review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rachman-review-1223434) Published: 2026-04-08T15:47:28+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/therachmanreview/episodes/is-it-possible-to-negotiate-with-iran Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/therachmanreview/e/69d678143ae78d6f114925f7/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rachman-review-1223434/episodes/is-it-possible-to-negotiate-with-iran Duration seconds: 1975 ## Resource What is it like to negotiate with Iran and what are the key issues that need to be resolved if the war is to end? Has the war permanently reshaped the relationship between the US and Europe? Gideon talks to Baroness Catherine Ashton, who was the EU’s high representative for foreign policy from 2009 until 2014 and played a leading role in negotiations with Iran. More on this topic: Armageddon is off . . . for now US and Iran agree 2-week ceasefire that will open Strait of Hormuz   Has Trump officially united Europe   Trump’s threats to pull out of Nato leave alliance exposed    Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X  @gideonrachman.bsky.social ,  @gideonrachman Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Nisha Patel. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rachman-review-1223434/episodes/is-it-possible-to-negotiate-with-iran/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rachman-review-1223434/is-it-possible-to-negotiate-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.