Did Iran Come Out on Top in the Peace Deal?

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<p>After three months of war, Iran and the United States have agreed to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The news, which was first met with joy and relief, drew a wave of criticism when the actual terms of the agreement became public this week.</p> <p>David Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, explains how the Trump administration has defended the deal, which seems to favor Iran.</p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-e-sanger" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>David E. Sanger</strong></a>, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.</p> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li>The U.S.-Iran deal, which left many of the toughest issues to future negotiations, came after <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/politics/us-iran-deal-trump.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a last-minute scramble.</a></li> <li>President Trump <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/world/middleeast/trump-iran-deal-obama.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">lashed out at critics of the agreement</a> and threatened to bomb Iran again if it violated the deal.</li> </ul> <p>Photo: Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>