<p>What is it like to negotiate with Iran and what are the key issues that need to be resolved if the war is to end? Has the war permanently&nbsp;reshaped the relationship between the US and Europe?&nbsp;Gideon talks to Baroness Catherine Ashton, who was the EU’s high representative for foreign policy from 2009 until 2014 and played a leading role in negotiations with Iran.</p><br><p><strong>More on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1843ae37-68d3-4b88-861b-dd4840771e40?accessToken=zwAAAZ4HI5CSkc8YQ643aNNLiNOGG91IQHceQAE.MEQCIHBAVfP0FPhj2tbDnUFYIK4NbMNz5kfGngVbtKxIauQmAiB-R3DaxEIZgnBbAIV0gOz1VHrAOpkopkwXWwtPv5ylqw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Armageddon is off . . . for now</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d8e9e0e9-9417-47ad-a915-ba08049d643f?accessToken=zwAAAZ4HJJa_kdPY6eDplBdHrdOpFboIBJ1kPwE.MEUCIE-Y36rpRNpAEcF7KNAE2rWm_KWVVpISCG5inxoL3_RIAiEAgB0RT8b9afb3Bl6Nis7-N4RYtsxbMQeE1FjGcr0-7mE&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US and Iran agree 2-week ceasefire that will open Strait of Hormuz</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6ad2ae63-cf9f-4a7e-aabd-d8f9886c6ea4?accessToken=zwAAAZ4HJczNkc9q0q5jz59KftOqvdj5iGxupAE.MEUCIQDbM2i1h0q1TMYh7BMRGGxXYB2KZBJ4kp-CNFQQszTZsQIgEsl2Z1AjxhrESyOK2AjLs3yBlCE7kq252saZ5-fVJHE&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Has Trump officially united Europe</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3dbcdd36-f516-4393-b05f-5c53e9cccf07?accessToken=zwAAAZ4HJt2Vkc89vN029RZDk9OwX1xT6czPBwE.MEUCIBJ1NGLiBuoSMUTq0p5apByp03OreFGMTMPWNnX5_x0oAiEAv84XNGqKB7vWk8Om0QyUZG27mmFo82nyCkqFUG4ywNA&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s threats to pull out of Nato leave alliance exposed&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X&nbsp;<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Nisha Patel. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/46237a9a-93fa-4b37-8baf-b815fc52d99b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></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>