The Whiplash Over a Possible Peace Deal With Iran

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<p>President Trump claimed over the long weekend that he was on the brink of a peace deal with Iran but offered few details. The United States then carried out new strikes against the country on Monday.</p> <p>David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager, who cover the Trump administration for The New York Times, discuss what happened and the state of the peace negotiations.</p> <p>Guest:</p> <ul> <li><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.</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/tyler-pager" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Tyler Pager,</strong></a> a White House correspondent for The New York Times.</li> </ul> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-iran-war-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">These are the words Mr. Trump has used</a> about ending the Iran war.</li> <li>To get the Strait of Hormuz open, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/us/strait-of-hormuz-reopen-iran-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the president left the hardest issues for later</a>.</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"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></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>