Christiane Amanpour

My first podcast series with @global has arrived. Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files with Jamie Rubin He was in the room. I was on the frontline. 20 years married. 7 years divorced. Now we’re picking up the conversation again. 🎧 Launching 13 May 🔗 Listen @GlobalPlayer & all major podcast platforms

Huge congratulations to the winners, especially the brave Elaheh and Elnaz Mohammadi, for their truly fearless reporting.

URGENT UPDATE : Narges Mohammadi Undergoes Angiography; Severe Deterioration of Heart Condition and Nervous System Due to Continuous Tension over the Last 5 Months Narges Mohammadi was transferred to the operating room for an angiography procedure to accurately evaluate her cardiovascular status after being hospitalized for ten days in a hospital Zanjan and subsequently 3 days in a hospital in Tehran. The findings from this angiographic evaluation, compared to the results of the last examination in 2024 indicate significant deterioration and progression of the vascular disease. Written reports and clinical observations by Mohammadi's medical team confirm that two of her arteries—one main and one branch—suffer from blockage. Her medical team announced today that a part of the central nervous system in the brain responsible for autonomic control and precise regulation of blood pressure has suffered functional impairment. The etiology of this condition is directly linked to severe mental pressure, chronic anxiety, and environmental stress, and it has now transformed from a nervous reaction into a clinical disease. Although this condition is described as traumatic, doctors believe that with a at least 8-month treatment course and the use of right medications, the nervous system function will be reversible. Currently, Mohammadi is hospitalized in the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) for continued treatment and constant monitoring, and it has been strictly emphasized that any stressor, anxiety, or anger can disrupt her recovery and worsen the condition. Read More: narges.foundation/narges-mohamma… #FreeNarges #NargesMohammadi

Following global campaigning, Iranian authorities suspended implementation of Narges Mohammadi’s unjust decades-long prison sentence for her human rights activities for one month on medical grounds. She has been released her on bail but is now in intensive care in a Tehran hospital, following the abuses she suffered. Authorities recklessly put Narges Mohammadi's life at risk by subjecting her to torture or other ill-treatment by deliberately denying her timely & adequate specialized healthcare. @amnesty reiterates its call for Narges Mohammadi’s unconditional release.

As Trump embarks on a summit with Xi Jinping seeking help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. @amanpour reflects on their last meeting & why Trump is negotiating from a weaker position Watch Christiane Amanpour Presents: The Ex Files 🗂️ on @globalplayer 🎧

“This mix of indifference and denial is the consequence of decades of occupation, which led to dehumanization of Palestinians.” Israeli historian and scholar of genocide @bartov_omer tells me about the conclusions he reached in his new book, “Israel: What Went Wrong?”.

When she met President Trump, Venezuelan opposition leader @MariaCorinaYA gifted him her Nobel medal. Was it worth it? “Yes,” she tells me. “President Trump is the only head of state that has risked the lives of some of his citizens for freedom and democracy in my country.”

“There have been very important steps taken” by the US in Venezuela, says @MariaCorinaYA. But when will elections be held? “We trust what we’ve heard from the US government,” she tells me, suggesting a possible timetable sooner than the end of Trump’s second term.

Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize laureate @MariaCorinaYA has been out of her country since she made it to Oslo last December. She has vowed to return, and tells me it will be “as soon as possible,” when security allows.

A final word on Ted Turner from one of the loves of his life. What his former wife, and Oscar-winning actress, Jane Fonda once told me about his hidden legacy, and what she thinks awaits him in the afterlife:

From the archives, a celebration of the life of Sir David Attenborough, as the great nature documentarian celebrates 100 years on planet Earth! Here's some of our conversation about his most memorable moments:

On #TheAmanpourHour this week, a special program on the late, great Ted Turner: • What the CNN founder told me about success, failure and facing up to his father; • Plus, @WalterIsaacson reflects on Turner’s legacy and discusses his book "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written".

“People are over tech bros telling us our jobs aren’t important” Following her cameo in the Devil Wears Prada sequel, @TinaBrownLM joins @amanpour to discuss how the film reflects the real pressures facing the media industry. #devilwearsprada

We are proud to showcase @JDiamond1 and @AbeerSalmanCNN's reporting on our beleaguered yet fearless Palestinian press colleagues, following the mandate set by our late leader Ted Turner: to tell the truth and always cover all sides of the story.

Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi was recently released from Israeli prison, where he was held for a year without charge and without a trial. He lost around half his body weight behind bars. “It was a real hell,” he tells @JDiamond1, in this heart-wrenching report.

“Attenborough is an intelligent young man, but he should not be used as an interviewer because his teeth are too big.” The legendary David Attenborough recounts the rather harsh feedback he got from the boss when he first stepped in front of the camera…

Observing animals “takes you out of the human condition,” David Attenborough told me in 2016, recalling a time when he glimpsed a lagoon with nature undisturbed, “a moment of revelation, of a recognition that there’s something beyond us.” He turns 100 years old today.

“We have to get back to that notion of common ground.” @WalterIsaacson reflects on America’s 250th anniversary and what he calls “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written”.

“Ted was crazy, but he was crazy like a fox.” Former CNN CEO @WalterIsaacson remembers the late Ted Turner, including his swashbuckling return to the newsroom on 9/11.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is in critical condition in Iranian custody, her family says time.com/article/2026/0…

"There's a horrible new word around: 'appetite'" @amanpour & @TinaBrownLM explain why it's getting harder than ever for journalists to hold power to account in the Trump world - and why editors are losing the stomach for a fight