CNN Speaks to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht- Ravanchi

Amanpour

CNN

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4.2 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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First: Christiane’s exclusive conversation with the Iranian deputy foreign minister on how it could respond to U.S. involvement and still holding out hope for nuclear negotiations once this war is over. Then: If regime change is also Israel's goal. Who is waiting in the wings to take over? Christiane speaks with former State Department adviser and Iran expert Vali Nasr. Also: From her archives, Christiane looks back at a moment of hope inside and outside Iran for a peaceful transition to freedom and stability. Dreams well and truly dashed in the intervening years. And: Film director Wes Anderson speaks with Christiane about his new film "The Phoenician Scheme," the inescapable signature style of all his movies, and hiring Kate Winslet's daughter. Finally: As Berlin pays tribute to the legendary artwork of wrapping the Reichstag by Christo and Jean-Claude this week, Christiane revisits her conversation with Christo and what he told her about the project and how his own history as a refugee informed his art and unstoppable drive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:13.2	If the Americans decide to get involved militarily, we have no choice but to retaliate.
1:23.7	My exclusive conversation with the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister on how it could respond to US involvement
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