Christiane Amanpour

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Christiane Amanpour is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. She is CNN's chief international anchor and hosts Amanpour on CNN International and Amanpour & Company on PBS. Her reporting covers international affairs, wars and human rights. She joined CNN in 1983 and has received Peabody and Emmy awards.

What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Christiane Amanpour, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Christiane Amanpour

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Christiane Amanpour

Role at the time: Journalist, in a post on her X account

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Statement summary

Amanpour calls the nuclear strike described in Carlson's warning insane, without asserting that the warning is confirmed.

“This would be insane.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Christiane Amanpour responds to Carlson's Iran nuclear-strike warning on XOriginal post text
Why we used this label

Amanpour condemns the prospect if it occurs. Her response does not establish that she accepts Carlson's account as fact.

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