Tonight on Amanpour and Company, Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
Suzanne Maloney
Foreign Policy Vice President / Director, The Brookings Institution
Early this morning Iran launched retaliatory strikes on American bases in the region, after the U.S. military attacked strategic locations near the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran's downing of a U.S. Army helicopter earlier this week. This came shortly after Iran and Israel exchanged fire over the weekend. Suzanne Maloney is a leading expert on Iran and Persian Gulf policy at the Brookings Institution. She joins the show to discuss the latest.
Máiría Cahill
Northern Irish Journalist / Former Irish Senator
A wave of anti-immigrant violence swept through Belfast, Northern Ireland overnight. After a Sudanese man was charged following a brutal knife attack, masked protestors set houses and cars on fire and forced several families to flee their homes. The violence was ignited when police reportedly charged the 30-year-old suspect with attempted murder over a stabbing that was filmed by a bystander. Anti-immigrant accounts on social media seized on the video, with many calling for further protests. Police said extra officers would be on the streets this evening, as local and national leaders call for calm. This violence comes at a time of heightened racial tension across the U.K., in a city rife with painful memories of sectarian violence. Journalist Máiría Cahill, a former Irish senator, joins the show to discuss this.
Heidi Blake
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
The Tate brothers, Andrew and Tristan, are among the most recognizable figures in the alt-right manosphere. The self-proclaimed misogynist influencers have amassed a huge following by peddling content about male dominance, online and on social media. In recent years the Tates have faced legal investigations and charges of rape, human trafficking and more — all of which they deny. A comprehensive report in The New Yorker investigates what reporter Heidi Blake calls "Andrew Tate's empire of abuse." Blake plumbed through reams of private messages and sealed court records detailing violent and disturbing allegations. Blake joins the show to talk about her story.
Colette Hirstius
President, Shell USA
Even if the Strait of Hormuz were to reopen today, it could still take up to six months for operations to return to normal. This is a warning from the president of Shell USA, who says the disruption caused by the Iran war will be felt long after a peace agreement is reached. Colette Hirstius joins Walter Isaacson to discuss how one of the world's largest oil companies views the crisis, and what she believes lies ahead for the future of America's energy.
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