Tonight on Amanpour and Company Wednesday, May 27th, 2026
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Ben Rhodes
Former Deputy National Security Adviser / Author, “All We Say: The Battle for American Identity”
As negotiations between Washington and Tehran drag on, a draft framework for a possible agreement is beginning to take shape. In a report denied by the White House, Iranian state media says the proposal under discussion would see the United States lift its blockade of Iranian ports and pull American military forces back from Iran’s vicinity, while Tehran would restore commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels within a month. The uncertainty has kept oil markets unstable, causing the economic shock now rippling around the world, and many Americans are skeptical of another war of choice in the Middle East. So what is the best way to deal with decades of unrelieved mistrust been the two sides? President Obama’s landmark 2009 speech in Cairo acknowledged the deep mistrust between the U.S. and the Muslim world. Former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes, co-writer of the 2009 speech, now turns inward with his new book “All We Say: The Battle for American Identity.” In it the author traces America’s history through 15 speeches, arguing that the fight over the nation’s story is far from settled. Rhodes joins Christiane from Washington.
Oliver McTernan
Director, Forward Thinking
A possible U.S.-Iran peace deal could upend years of campaigning for war and regime change by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- just as he seeks to convince voters he remains Israel’s “Mr. Security.” At the same time, violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank is escalating, aid into Gaza remains far below what is needed, Hamas still refuses to disarm, and rebuilding remains on hold. Is there any hope on the horizon for conflict resolution? Oliver McTernan is an expert in conflict resolution and director of the NGO Forward Thinking. He joins Christiane to discuss.
Ethar El-Katatney
Editor-in-Chief, Documented
Immigration is a defining part of U.S. history as well as its politics. Now House Republicans are pushing a 25 percent tax on the money immigrants send overseas, and Haiti would be hit especially hard. The country is already grappling with overlapping crises — natural disasters, gang warfare and a full-blown humanitarian emergency — while relying heavily on remittances from the United States, particularly after cuts to USAID. Journalist Ethar El-Katatney, who has covered the issue closely, joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain its potentially devastating impact.
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