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Americast: Christiane Amanpour on Biden's Iran Dilemma

Christiane Amanpour on Biden's Iran Dilemma

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POTUS has decided US response to Jordan attack.

The world waits to see how the United States will retaliate to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan, after an Iran-backed militia group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Christiane Amanpour, the Iranian-British Chief International Anchor for CNN, is our star guest this week. We hear why Joe Biden now walks a tightrope between avoiding escalation in the Middle East, and projecting strength at home - all while Donald Trump looks on from the campaign trail.

Also on the podcast, Marianna tells us about her new BBC Radio 4 podcast series called 'Why Do You Hate Me?'

She’s been speaking to a survivor of the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in American history, who ended up believing online conspiracy theories that the entire event was a government plot. 

HOSTS: 
• Sarah Smith, North America editor 
• Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter 
• Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent 
• Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent 

GUEST: 
Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Anchor for CNN

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This episode was made by George Dabby with Catherine Fusillo, Rufus Gray, and Claire Betzer. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is George Dabby. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

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