{"podcast":{"title":"Foreign Policy Live","slug":"foreign-policy-live-720323","podcast_index_feed_id":720323,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/FGP8797000077","website_url":"https://foreignpolicy.com/live/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0adf9dec-9034-11ed-97d1-fb287b1d78b0/image/FP-Live-podcast-logo-3000x3000.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Foreign Policy","episode_count":223,"summary":"Each week, Foreign Policy Live will feature a substantive conversation on world affairs. Host and FP editor in chief Ravi Agrawal will be joined by leading foreign-policy thinkers and practitioners to analyze a key issue in global politics, from the U.S.-China relationship to conflict and diplomacy. FP Live is your weekly fix for smart thinking about the world. Foreign Policy magazine subscribers can watch these interviews live and submit questions and suggestions by going to https://foreignpolicy.com/live/.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T08:19:02.848019+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foreign-policy-live-720323"},"episode":{"title":"Deciphering the U.S.-Iran Deal","slug":"deciphering-the-u-s-iran-deal","published_at":"2026-06-24T14:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foreign-policy-live-720323/deciphering-the-u-s-iran-deal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foreign-policy-live-720323","url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/FGP4659480730.mp3","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/FGP4659480730.mp3","summary":"The United States and Iran have struck a memorandum of understanding to end the war that began in February. Will the deal last? And what does it mean for the United States, the Middle East, and the world? Ali Vaez has long been involved in unofficial dialogues with Iran and the United States, and he joins FP Live to analyze the deal. Plus, Ravi shares his read on why the cease-fire deal, despite its flaws, will hold. FP Staff: U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding: Full Text Duncan B. Hollis: Is the MOU a Treaty or Not? And Why Should We Care? Matthew Kroenig: The U.S. Won the War With Iran Paul Musgrave: Iran Is a Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam Will Todman: Everyone Lost the War With Iran Daniel Byman: How the Iran Deal Sets the Stage for More Conflict Nik Kowsar and Alireza Nader: Ordinary Iranians Won’t See a Dime of Trump’s Money Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The United States and Iran have struck a memorandum of understanding to end the war that began in February. Will the deal last? And what does it mean for…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2388,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/foreign-policy-live-720323/episodes/deciphering-the-u-s-iran-deal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foreign-policy-live-720323/deciphering-the-u-s-iran-deal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}