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Exclusive: Former American & Iranian Negotiators on Ceasefire Talks & How War Could End

2026-04-14 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt After the first round of ceasefire negotiations in Pakistan collapsed over the weekend, we speak to two former nuclear negotiators about prospects for ending the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, including what another nuclear deal might look like. Robert Malley, a U.S. negotiator for the 2015 nuclear deal (which President Trump withdrew from in his first term), says Trump’s “mercurial” behavior makes it difficult to predict his objectives and the course of any future talks. “Iran was in full compliance with the JCPOA” and was blindsided by the U.S.'s decision to pull out of the deal, says Seyed Hossein Mousavian, who served as spokesperson for Iran's nuclear negotiation team from 2003 to 2005. Now its leaders “don’t know whether the U.S. is really for diplomacy or not.” Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@jeanj3578 2026-04-14

Great coverage of this complex topic!

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@aamirmasood2193 2026-04-14

Why does everyone start with the assumption that America’s goal is to stop Iran from enriching uranium for a possible future bomb? Kushner and Witkoff were sent as Bibi’s men. There was never going to be a deal.

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@santoshshankar3766 2026-04-14

This conversation was so badly needed. Thank you Amy Goodman and Democracy Now

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@DavidGordonLermit 2026-04-14

If Witless and Kushion are in the delegation, I would walk out. They only represent Israeli interests.

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@Corvus-m4c 2026-04-14

I believe in removing sanctions against Iran.

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@markymark4027 2026-04-14

Bibi lured Trump into the war. Kushner and Witkoff are Israeli assets and sending them to the negotiations to end the war and keep an eye on Vance, shows how compromised the U.S. is to a foreign country.

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@galeroyster1522 2026-04-14

This isn’t a game. Our people and others are being killed. We shouldn’t be there. We should be taking care of our people here in our country!

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@Caterpillar8822 2026-04-14

I am sure this will make a great movie by 2040 where trump will be played by a clown.

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@allenofatlanta 2026-04-14

VP Vance talking tough, that is until the Chinese ships come to & leave from the Iranian ports.

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@tjmoto8118 2026-04-14

The Iran war is because Israel’s land grab

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