Christiane Amanpour On Iran & Trump’s Miscalculations

As you've heard it say already on state media and online, we will make sure that we will never be in a position to be attacked again. What does that tell you? It tells you that if they get to keep that 400 kilos of enriched uranium, that is worth 10 bombs. Hello and welcome to Empire with me, Anita Arnim. And me, William Durumple.

And this week we're actually going to interrupt our usual series. I mean, that sounds terribly formal, BBC, because in light of the US-Israeli war with Iran, we think it's really important to bring to you an expert historical view of what's going on in the region right now. And honestly, we couldn't think of anyone better. For this extra special episode, then the formidable journalist Christian Amanpoor, a CNN anchor, the host of the X-Files podcast with her ex, James Rubin. Best named podcast of the year, definitely.

And also, she had an escape from Tehran during the 1979 revolution. We're so thrilled to have you, Christiane. Thank you very much for being with us. Growing up in Tehran, I mean, right from the get-go, you have this vantage point that many people listening will not have. Just tell us a little bit about, you know, your situation in Iran and what that was like.

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