Confusion Reigns As Ceasefire Countdown Ticks

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The clock is ticking down to the end of the two-week Iran ceasefire and confusion reigns. Every day there seems to be a different answer to the critical questions. Meanwhile, Iran says it will retaliate after the US Navy fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to bypass its blockade in the Gulf of Oman. Ellie Geranmayeh is a senior policy fellow at the European Council of Foreign Relations and joins the show to discuss the situation. Also on today's show: Former Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Ghassan Hasbani; former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.5	Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up. Iran vows retaliation after the U.S. seizes one of its ships as uncertainty hangs
1:14.5	over peace talks. We will bring you the very latest. And a look at Lebanon. I speak with a member
1:19.7	of parliament about Israel's unprecedented attacks and whether the shaky ceasefire will hold.
1:26.3	Then the rough side of the mountain, Atlanta's former mayor,
1:30.8	Keisha Lance Bottoms, joins us on her new memoir and her run for Georgia governor.
1:35.3	Plus, Michelle Martin hears from college students about the disconnect they see
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2:04.6	And a very warm welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Paul Newton in New York, sitting in for Khranamankar. The clock, it's ticking down to the end of that two-week Iran ceasefire,
2:12.0	and confusion here still rains. Every day, it seems a different answer to the very critical questions. Are peace talks
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