Inching Toward An Iran Deal, Or More War (S01E64)

badlands podcast by borzou daragahi · May 6, 2026 · 9m

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Paris

Lots of back and forth today on whether Iran and the US were getting closer to a deal or not. There were reports citing US officials saying that the countries were close to signing a memorandum of understanding that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and serve as a framework for a broader and more durable deal.

But Iranians denounced the US proposal as an American wishlist that would be quickly rejected. And then President Donald Trump poured cold water on any deal prospects by telling PBS Iran would have to give up all nuclear enrichment and…