US Senate Democrat Chris Murphy on Iran War

Amanpour

CNN

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🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Israel is conducting yet another wave of strikes across Iran and Lebanon, while the US says its heaviest attacks are still to come. Five days in, the Trump administration is trying to project a clear and unified message after failing to answer basic questions about its mission. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy is on the Foreign Relations Committee, and he was among a group of senators briefed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday evening. He joined Christiane from Capitol Hill just ahead of the Senate vote on whether to authorize this war. Also on today's show: Former Saudi intelligence chief Turki al-Faisal; Former MI6 Chief John Sawers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.9	Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:37.4	Conflicting rationales, moving goalposts and still no day Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:38.3	Conflicting rationales, moving goalposts and still no day after plan as the latest US-Israel war on Iran expands.
0:46.3	I asked Senate Democrat Chris Murphy, has the US got into something it doesn't know how to get out of?
0:52.3	Then, Saudi Arabia, one of America's key Gulf partners,
0:56.0	risks being drawn into the fray.
0:58.0	Prince Turkey Al-Faisal, the Saudi former intelligence chief,
1:02.0	joins me, and the former British intelligence chief,
1:05.0	Sir John Sawyers, also, as fractures, appear between Washington and close allies.
1:11.6	The United States Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London.
1:35.0	Israel is conducting yet another wave of strikes across Iran and Lebanon, while the U.S. says
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