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World Service,27 May 2026,26 mins

Is Iran schooling Trump in the art of the deal?

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This week President Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have said negotiations with Iran are going well and suggested a deal could be days away. Iran has disputed this. Donald Trump says he wants “a great deal for all or no deal at all” but leaked details of a possible plan have some wondering if one side might be coming out on top. We speak to the BBC’s International Editor, Jeremy Bowen, and ask if this might be the week Donald Trump loses the art of the deal – and the perhaps the whole war – with Iran. CREDITS Producers: Sam Chantarasak and Lucy Pawle Digital Producer: Matt Pintus Executive producer: James Shield Studio Director: James Piper Sound engineer: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins Photo: An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-US mural in Tehran, Iran. (Credit: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/Shutterstock)

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