<p>The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding this week to begin negotiations toward a broader peace agreement in the Middle East. But what does the deal look like inside Iran? And how are ordinary Iranians responding to this moment?</p><br><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><br><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Fatemeh Jamalpour, Iranian journalist in exile and author of <em>For the Sun After Long Nights.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Luke Jones</p><p><strong>Producers: </strong>Sophie McNulty, Elle Scott.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>We want to hear from you - email:</strong> <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><br><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/iran-us-peace-deal-reaction-70svxdt53" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Tehran, Iranians dare to hope this is the death of the regime</a></p><p><strong>Further listening: </strong><a href="https://podfollow.com/the-story/episode/7a2e3e7bdb6a0aafe1a4e9cec18b8e65d41f5305/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Trump’s Iran peace deal hold?</a></p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> NBC, CNN, The Guardian, Donald Trump - Truth Social, PBS, Al Jazeera.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&nbsp;subscribe&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>