Iran "deal": winners, losers, and regional impact | Sources & Methods
6/19/202635 min
The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that extends the existing ceasefire, reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and opens negotiations for a final peace deal.
In this episode from NPR's national security podcast Sources & Methods, host Mary Louise Kelly gathers three NPR correspondents who are covering the region – Greg Myre in Tel Aviv, Jane Arraf in Beirut, and Aya Batrawy in Cairo – to unpack the details of the agreement and break down where the war has left the Middle East.
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Miles Parks· Host0:12
[upbeat music] Hey there, it's Miles. Today on the show, we're sharing the latest episode of Sources and Methods, NPR's national security podcast, which is hosted by Mary Louise Kelly. Every Thursday, Mary Louise and a team of NPR correspondents unpack the biggest natsec news of the week. They cover the military, the intelligence community, and global headlines with reporters around the world. If you want more episodes like this one, search for Sources and Methods wherever you get your podcasts, and give them a follow. We're back with a new episode of the NPR Politics podcast on Monday. All right, here's Mary Louise.
Greg Myre· Panelist0:46
[tense music] The region has been thrown into upheaval. It's changing. It's going to be realigned.
Mary Louise Kelly· Host0:54
An initial deal to end the war. It's a long way from Trump's early days promise that there would be, quote, "No deal with Iran except unconditional surrender." So where have nearly four months of war left the Middle East? We're tallying the winners and the losers from this conflict. That's ahead on Sources and Methods from NPR. [upbeat music] I'm Mary Louise Kelly. It is June 18th, which is a Thursday, which means we must be diving into the week's biggest national security stories with the NPR reporters out there covering them.