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Former Trump Special Rep. to Iran Elliott Abrams

Amanpour

CNN

News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The war in the Middle East is about to enter its third week with the US and Israel continuing major airstrikes across Iran, Tehran retaliating with asymmetric warfare, and a major situation developing in the Strait of Hormuz. Elliott Abrams was President Trump's point person on Iran during his first term, and he joins the show from Washington DC.   Also on today's show: author Reza Aslan, “An American Martyr in Persia”; Atlantic staff writer Caitlin Dickerson    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanport. Here's what's coming up. Either there is some kind of uprising against the regime or in probably a week or two, the president will call it off.

0:38.3

Spiraling conflict in the Middle East as Israel, the United States and Iran continue to trade blows.

0:43.3

And Lebanon is caught in the crossfire.

0:46.3

Former Trump advisor and regional expert, Elliot Abrams, joins me to discuss America's endgame.

0:52.3

Then...

0:53.3

I think the wish-fulfillment fantasy that somehow American bombs are going to result in homegrown democracy in the region has to be put to bed.

1:05.0

Could regime change be coming to Iran? I ask Iranian-American religious scholar Reza Aslan about his predictions

1:12.5

for the future of the Islamic Republic. Plus, they want to send a very scary message to

1:18.4

discourage people from immigrating to the United States or from staying here once they've arrived.

1:23.5

Trump's immigration crackdown, award-winning journalist Caitlin Dickerson speaks to Michelle Martin

1:28.6

about the devastating choices facing families all over America.

2:02.4

Thank you. Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London. The war in the Middle East is about to enter its third week with the US and Israel continuing major airstrikes across Iran, Tehran retaliating with asymmetric warfare firing thousands of one-way drones towards its neighbors and a major

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