The Iran Podcast

Negar Mortazavi speaks to NPR

Negar Mortazavi speaks to Kate Borsay on Times Radio.

https://x.com/kaitborsay/status/2044478166593315030?s=46

Historic negotiations between Iran and the United States ended without a deal, leaving the Strait of Hormuz closed and putting a fragile ceasefire at risk. Vice President Vance led the American delegation in Islamabad with Iranian Speaker of Parliament Qalibaf leading the delegation from Tehran.

After negotiations failed, President Trump took to Truth Social to say the U.S. Navy will blockade the strait. The collapse of those talks and the U.S. president’s new threat now put the fragile, two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran in jeopardy.

GUEST: Negar Mortazavi, journalist, host of Iran Podcast, and Senior Fellow at Center for International Policy.

Negar Mortazavi on Aljazeera in Doha, Qatar with Professor Ross Harrison of Middle East Institute

Negar Mortazavi joined NPR Here & Now to discuss the second week of US-Israel war on Iran, the new supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, and how the Iranian society views it all.

Listen to the full show on NPR:
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/09/nx-s1-5742579/the-cost-of-war-with-iran