Art of the (Iran) deal

伊朗交易的艺术

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2025-04-16

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Iran allegedly plotted to assassinate President Donald Trump late last year. But that’s not stopping the Trump administration from trying to strike a nuclear deal with Iran. This episode was produced by Gabrielle Berbey and Travis Larchuk, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Further reading: Revenge by Alex Isenstadt. Newspaper front pages at a kiosk in Tehran as talks with the US begin. Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Representatives from the U.S.

  • and Iran sat down last weekend to try to strike a deal on Iran's nuclear program.

  • These were the highest level talks between the two countries since 2018,

  • and the big surprise is that they're going to meet again this coming Saturday.

  • President Trump in the Oval Office yesterday was asked about Iran, and he said this.

  • Iran has to get rid of the concept of a nuclear weapon.

  • They cannot have a nuclear weapon.

  • He can't have a nuclear weapon.

  • Then he said this.

  • I want them to be a rich, great nation.

  • Circling back, he said this.

  • They're not going to have one, and if we have to do something very harsh, we'll do it.

  • Maybe it's the weave, but President Trump seems to have profoundly mixed feelings about Iran.

  • He believes that Iran tried to kill him last fall, and the Department of Justice agreed and filed charges.

  • But Trump is also reaching out to Iran in some ways that have Iran watchers thinking he might be very serious about making a deal.

  • That's coming up on Today Explained.

  • Megan Rapinoe here.

  • This week on A Touch More, we open up the mailbag and answer your burning questions.

  • And we have a great conversation with two-time Olympic medalists, Lauren Holiday,

  • about the business of women's sports and how to support and grow the next generation of female athletes.