CNN Team Reports from Inside Iran

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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It is day seven of Israel and America's war on Iran, after the heaviest night of bombardment so far. Correspondent Fred Pleitgen and his photojournalist and producer, Claudia Otto, are in Tehran - the first US team in the country since the start of the war. They are operating there only with the permission of the Iranian government. While anti-government protesters are off the streets, trying to avoid retribution, the government is allowing us to see crowds of its supporters. Also on today's show: Mehdi Mahmoudian, Iranian Human Rights Activist; Dan Shapiro, Former US Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary; David Frum, Staff writer, The Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.6	Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur.
0:36.5	Here's what's coming up.
0:43.1	Iran endures its heaviest night of Israeli-American bombing. We go to Tehran for the latest.
0:47.0	Then, can Iranians take back their country and restore democracy?
0:55.1	Iranian activist Mejdi Mahmoudian speaks to me from there. Also ahead, as the war spreads and engulfs more countries in the Middle East, I speak to America's former ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro. Plus, this marks a dangerous
1:01.7	expansion of presidential power in the U.S. Michel Martin speaks with former George
1:06.4	W. Bush speechwriter and Atlantic staff writer David Frum.
1:11.6	Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London. It is day seven of Israel and America's war on Iran. After the heaviest night of bombardment so far, Tehran residents described the city of nearly 10 million as a ghost town.
1:51.2	Last night, first they hit several other places like Gandhi and Vannock.
1:55.5	Then around 8 at night, when they struck first, suddenly the power in these buildings went off.
1:56.3	Even then, thank God, we got ready.
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