CNN host Christiane Amanpour said she refused to cover up before her interview with Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in New York, prompting him to cancel.
Amanpour said she refused — at which point aides to president Ebrahim Raisi canceled the interview, setting off an incident that underscored tensions over women’s rights in Iran.
. Amini was arrested in Tehran by Iran’s “morality police” over her public attire. Her family has disputed Iranian officials’ claims that she died of heart failure.In protest, demonstrators have burned hijabs and other such coverings, and women have publicly cut their hair in defiance of the country’s leadership. Security forces attempting to quell the protests have killed at least eight people, according to the human rights group Amnesty International.
But Amanpour noted a key difference: Stahl had been visiting Iran and dressing according to the local custom. Amanpour said she does that herself when she is in the country — but never outside of it.“I wasn’t pulling a stunt,” she told The Post. “It was a decision I had to make on the spot.”
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