How Iranians See the War
The Daily
Since the war with Iran began, President Trump has gone from urging Iranians to take cover to threatening to annihilate them.
With the cease-fire scheduled to expire this week, Clare Toeniskoetter, a producer on “The Daily,” speaks to Iranians about how they view the war.
Guest: Clare Toeniskoetter, a senior producer on “The Daily.”
Background reading:
- Read two diaries of the war from Iranians on opposite sides of the political divide.
- Here is the latest on the war.
Photo: Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
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Raw Description
<p>Since the war with Iran began, President Trump has gone from urging Iranians to take cover to threatening to annihilate them.</p> <p>With the cease-fire scheduled to expire this week, Clare Toeniskoetter, a producer on “The Daily,” speaks to Iranians about how they view the war.</p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/clare-toeniskoetter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Clare Toeniskoetter</strong></a>, a senior producer on “The Daily.”</p> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/03/magazine/iranians-war-regime-us-israel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read two diaries of the war</a> from Iranians on opposite sides of the political divide.</li> <li>Here is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/21/world/iran-us-war-trump-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the latest on the war</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Photo: Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
Since the war with Iran began, President Trump has gone from urging Iranians to take cover to threatening to annihilate them.
With the cease-fire scheduled to expire this week, Clare Toeniskoetter, a producer on “The Daily,” speaks to Iranians about how they view the war.
Guest: Clare Toeniskoetter, a senior producer on “The Daily.”
Background reading:
- Read two diaries of the war from Iranians on opposite sides of the political divide.
- Here is the latest on the war.
Photo: Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sou.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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Raw Description
<p>Since the war with Iran began, President Trump has gone from urging Iranians to take cover to threatening to annihilate them.</p> <p>With the cease-fire scheduled to expire this week, Clare Toeniskoetter, a producer on “The Daily,” speaks to Iranians about how they view the war.</p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/clare-toeniskoetter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Clare Toeniskoetter</strong></a>, a senior producer on “The Daily.”</p> <p>Background reading: </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/03/magazine/iranians-war-regime-us-israel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read two diaries of the war</a> from Iranians on opposite sides of the political divide.</li> <li>Here is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/21/world/iran-us-war-trump-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the latest on the war</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Photo: Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>nytimes.com/thedaily</strong></a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>