CNN's Christiane Amanpour canceled an interview with the Iranian president after he asked her to wear a headscarf amid the civil unrest in Tehran. The Chief International Anchor, 64, was set to interview President Ebrahim Raisi, 61, at the in New York on Wednesday when he demanded she wear a headscarf at the last minute. Amanpour - who is Iranian and grew up in Tehran - declined the request, writing on her : 'We are in New York, where there is no law or tradition regarding headscarves. I pointed out that no previous Iranian president has required this when I have interviewed them outside .'
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