Iran demands $24bn to sign US peace deal - will Trump accept?

Iran appears increasingly confident that it will secure a favourable end to the war with the US. From demanding $24bn in frozen assets to publishing what they say is a draft peace deal to restoring the Internet after nearly 90 days, Tehran seems to feel victory both at home and abroad is within its grasp. Foreign correspondent Akhtar Makoii joins Roland Oliphant and Venetia Rainey to discuss the latest news from inside Iran, as well as the significance of one of the country’s biggest exports: pistachios. Plus, as Israel launches a deadly new phase in its campaign against Hezbollah, UNIFIL spokesperson Kandice Ardiel joins from Beirut to share her insights on what it’s like working as a peacekeeper in southern Lebanon caught between the two longtime enemies. Highlights Iran demands $24bn to sign US peace deal - will Trump accept? 'They think the war is over': Why Iran is restoring internet access CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant Akhtar Makoii, foreign correspondent @akhtar_makoii Kandice Ardiel, UNIFIL spokesperson @hikandice CONTENT REFERENCED: Iran will sign peace deal only if US releases $24bn of frozen assets https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/26/iran-peace-deal-us-release-24bn-frozen-assets/ The $24bn cost of Trump’s capitulation on Iran https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/05/26/trump-us-iran-capitulation/ Akhtar Makoii: Iran’s hardliners are sabotaging their own government’s peace talks https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/26/iran-hardliners-sabotaging-peace-talks/ Producer: Peter Shevlin Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ and https://www.youtube.com/telegraph are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture. #Iran #IranNews #MiddleEast #MiddleEastConflict #Israel #Hezbollah #Lebanon #Tehran #USIran #Geopolitics #WorldNews #ForeignAffairs #WarAndPeace #UNIFIL #Beirut #CurrentAffairs #GlobalPolitics #Podcast #NewsPodcast #Pistachios