Krishnan Guru-Murthy , Presenter
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is one of the main anchors of Channel 4 News.
He also fronts Channel 4 News' podcast 'Ways to Change the World' which interviews one guest at length each week about the big ideas in their lives and the events that have helped shape their thinking.
Since joining the team in 1998 he has fronted big events from the Omagh bombing, 9/11, the Mumbai attacks, to special war reports from Syria, Yemen and Gaza. Having covered five British general elections he does special political shows for Channel 4 such as the "Ask the Chancellors" debate.
Krishnan reports for the foreign affairs series Unreported World and commentates on major live events for Channel 4 such as the Paralympics Ceremonies. He also anchors controversial programmes outside the news including the first live televised "Autopsy".
His TV career began at the age of eighteen presenting youth television for the BBC. He went on to present, report and produce a variety of programmes from Newsround to Newsnight.
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Israel ‘not interested’ in wider regional war says former Israeli National Security advisor
Earlier we spoke to Eyal Hulata who served as Israel’s National Security advisor – and co-ordinated Israel’s effort on Iran.
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‘Lebanon has been dragged into a war’, says former deputy PM
We’re joined by Ghassan Hasbani, a Lebanon MP and the country’s former deputy prime minister.
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Israel’s response ‘depends on damage on the ground’ says UK military expert
We’re joined by Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at the Royal United Services Institute.
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Iran attack could be ‘start of worst phase of a major Middle East war’, says Israeli political analyst
We’re joined by Israeli political analyst Dahlia Scheindlin, who also lives near to the site of what is being called a terror attack in Tel Aviv.
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Israel has the right to respond against Iran, says former American diplomat
Israel has the right to respond against Iran, says former American diplomat
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‘We will resist any invasion’, says Lebanese health minister
We were joined by Lebanese Health Minister Dr Firass Abiad.
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Israel will be ‘hammered into submission’ if it strikes Iran, says Iranian academic
Iranian academic Mohammad Marandi, who is normally based in Tehran, joined us from Beirut.
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Israel should retaliate against Iran, says former Israeli national security advisor
We’re joined from Tel Aviv by Yaakov Amidror, a former Israeli national security advisor.
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Israeli ground invasion would ‘remove all military presence’ on border, says national security adviser
We speak to Orna Mizrahi, who spent 26 years in the Israel Defense Forces and was a deputy national security adviser for Foreign Policy.
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‘There will be revenge’ in Lebanon, says Iranian academic
We spoke to Iranian academic Mohammad Marandi.
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Hezbollah gave Israel an ‘argument’ to carry out invasion – former Lebanese army general
Joining us is Khalil Helou, a former general from the Lebanese Army.
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Nasrallah death ‘sends message’, says Israeli journalist
We spoke to Avi Issacharoff, a Middle East analyst and Israeli journalist, who is in Tel Aviv.
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Nasrallah death will ‘negatively impact the West’, says Iranian academic
We’re joined from Beirut by the Iranian academic Mohammad Marandi, who is normally based in Tehran.
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‘Netanyahu doesn’t want a ceasefire because he wants to stay in power’ says Israeli hostage father
We spoke to Yehuda Cohen who was protesting against Benjamin Netanyahu outside the United Nations. His son Nimrod is an IDF soldier captured in the October 7 Hamas attacks, who’s been held hostage in Gaza for almost a year.
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Israel waiting to see if Hezbollah leader ‘survived’ attack, says former head of IDF military intelligence
We spoke to the former head of the IDF’s military intelligence unit, Amos Yadlin to discuss the latest developments in the conflict.
