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June 17, 2019

Season 2019 Episode 302 | 54m 43s

Christiane Amanpour speaks with Hamid Baeidinejad and William Burns about the current stand-off between the United States and Iran. Nathan Law joins the program to discuss protests in Hong Kong. Walter Isaacson speaks with Tracy K. Smith, the 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate, about her new book, “Wade in the Water.”

Aired: 06/16/19
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