Amanpour and Company

January 9, 2020

Senator Tim Kaine tells Christiane Amanpour about Wednesday's heated Senate briefing on Iran. CNN correspondent Fred Pleitgen discusses what could have caused a Ukrainian plane to crash in Tehran on Tuesday. Dickie Arbiter and Mark Landler analyze controversy surrounding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Cyrus Habib responds to the detainment of Iranian-Americans at the U.S.-Canadadian border.

Iranian-American Lt. Gov: “Racial Profiling” on US Border

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As tensions with Iran take center stage, Customs and Border Protection have denied reports of Iranian Americans being detained and refused entry at the border between Canada and Washington state. As Lieutenant Governor of Washington, Cyrus Habib is the highest ranking Iranian American elected official in the U.S, and he sits down with Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the situation.

Previews + Extras

  • Latest on the Deadly Iran Plane Crash: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Latest on the Deadly Iran Plane Crash

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    The U.S. increasingly believes Iran mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian passenger plane that took off from Tehran on Tuesday amid military confrontation between Iran and the U.S. All 176 people on board were killed, soon after Iran launched missiles at two American bases in Iraq. To gain insight into the situation, Christiane speaks with Fred Pleitgen on the ground in Tehran.

  • Why did Meghan and Harry Step Back? Experts Weigh In: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why did Meghan and Harry Step Back? Experts Weigh In

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    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they are stepping back as senior royals. In the couple’s statement on Wednesday they say they want to work to become financially independent and will split their time between the UK and North America. Christiane discusses the controversy with former royal insider Dickie Arbiter and New York Times London bureau chief Mark Landler.

  • Sen. Tim Kaine: Evidence of Imminent Threat "Underwhelming": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sen. Tim Kaine: Evidence of Imminent Threat "Underwhelming"

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    Democrats say that in killing Soleimani, Trump acted without properly notifying Congress, and today the House is expected to vote to force the president to halt any military action against Iran unless Congress authorizes it. Democratic Senator Tim Kaine has introduced a similar bill in the Senate and joins the program from Capitol Hill.

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