The Whiplash Over a Possible Peace Deal With Iran
5/27/202626 min
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.
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.
Guest:
- David E. Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.
- Tyler Pager, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- These are the words Mr. Trump has used about ending the Iran war.
- To get the Strait of Hormuz open, the president left the hardest issues for later.
Photo: Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times
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Rachel Abrams· Host0:28
[upbeat music] From the New York Times, I'm Rachel Abrams, and this is The Daily. Over the weekend, we heard one message after another message about how a peace deal with Iran was coming. The framework was in place, we were told, and we were on the verge of it. And then suddenly, there was a new round of airstrikes and threats. And so today, I talk to my colleagues David Sanger and Tyler Pager about what happened and how to make sense of this dramatic reversal. It's Wednesday, May 27th. David, Tyler, welcome to The Daily.
David E. Sanger· Guest1:16
Thanks, Rachel. Great to be here.
Tyler Pager· Guest1:18
Thanks for having us.
Rachel Abrams· Host1:19
It's very exciting to talk to both of you at the same time in the DC studio. You've been working furiously over a very long holiday weekend that I think a lot of people went into