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As the war in Iran expands, can diplomacy help end it?

After weeks of escalation, can diplomacy end the conflict between Iran, the US and Israel? NPR's Adrian Ma poses that question to former Iranian diplomat Hossein Mousavian.

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Adrian Ma covers economics, work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.
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