Amanpour at the Crossroads

Christiane Amanpour is a towering figure in the world of broadcast journalism, serving as CNN’s Chief International Anchor and a definitive voice in global affairs for over four decades. Born in London in 1958 to an Iranian father and a British mother, she spent her formative years in Tehran, where her family enjoyed a privileged life until the 1979 Islamic Revolution upended their world. This early exposure to political upheaval and the subsequent displacement of her family to the United Kingdom fundamentally shaped her worldview, instilling in her a deep-seated desire to witness and explain the forces that drive global conflict.