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We are just flouting the laws of war, humanitarian procedure, and there's a cost that goes with

that.

As the war with Iran reaches a critical point, a man who advised three U.S. presidents

looks back, former national security official Gary Sik, on what Washington got right and wrong then and now.

Plus, to suffer gives you understanding of the suffering of others.

Justice, after a wrongful conviction, a new Broadway play, Fear of 13, tells a story of a man on death row.

Oscar winner Adrian Brody and playwright Lindsey Ferrentino joined me. Also ahead.

There was something about the sudden rise of gambling that was changing the culture of America.

America's sports betting boom, journalist McKay Coppins goes inside the world of legal gambling

and what it says about the country today. Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christian Ammanpur in New York. Exactly five weeks ago, Iranian and Omani mediators believed

they were making progress on resolving the critical nuclear issue with the United States.

Then came war. Now President Trump tries to galvanize domestic support

for something that has no stated

end, something he just admitted he thought would take three days.

In his speech to the nation, he seemed to dismiss, retrieving Iran's highly enriched uranium,

or even opening up the crucial strait of Hormor's.

Markets fell and oil prices rose again.

The miscalculations keep piling up.

Thousands have been killed in Iran, including more than 230 children.

Since the start of this war, Israel is now apparently trying to assassinate diplomats and maybe even diplomacy itself. The seeds of this

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