About this episode

The episode discusses the potential for a peace deal to end the Iran war and the Gulf states' desperate desire for resolution.

Donald Trump says the Iran war could be ended with a peace deal this weekend. For the Gulf, everything is at stake. Battered by Iranian missiles and drones throughout the war and economically strangled by the Strait of Hormuz crisis, the Gulf states are desperate for the war to end - so much so that some are even having their own talks with Tehran.  Sophia Yan chats to UAE-based Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, associate fellow for Chatham House’s MENA programme, about why despite Iran’s aggression, countries there just want things to go back to how they were before the war. Highlights:  Trump says Iran war could end with peace deal this weekend Why the Gulf wishes the Iran war never happened CONTRIBUTORS: Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Associate Fellow MENA Programme Chatham House @AnisehBassiri Producer: Max Bower Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor ► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk  ► GET…

People in this episode

Host: Sophia Yan

Guest: Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi

Topics covered

• Iran war
• Gulf states
• peace deal
• Trump
• Middle East
• diplomacy

Keywords

• Iran
• Gulf states
• Trump
• peace deal
• Middle East
• diplomacy
• war

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chatham House

Places: Gulf, Iran, UAE, Strait of Hormuz

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