From New York, this is Democracy Now.

Well, if the Iran and the U.S. all comes to an agreement, we see already what's going to happen

because it's happened already, death, destruction and devastation of the global economy.

And the nuclear issue, Iran would end its membership with NPT, cooperation with the IAA,

and ultimately would go nuclear.

After a first round of talks between the United States and Iran and without a deal,

we'll bring you a democracy now exclusive.

We'll speak to two former negotiators, an Iranian and an American.

Rob Malley was a nuclear deal negotiator under President Obama.

Hussein Moussavian is a former spokesperson for Iran's nuclear negotiating team with the European Union.

A new standoff is underway in the Gulf, raising alarm bells globally for a prolonged energy

crisis as Iran continues to block traffic through the strait and the U.S. Navy blockades

Iranian ports.

What will it take to get a deal?

Then the President versus the Pope. President Trump's attacking Pope Leo for opposing

the war in Iran. This comes as President Trump posts a picture of himself as Jesus Christ,

then deletes it after outcry. We'll speak with Father James Martin, Jesuit priest,

an editor-at-large of America magazine.

All that and more coming up.

Welcome to Democracy Now.

Democracy Now.org, the Warren Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman.

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