CNN’s special arrangement with Iran continued to payoff. Since the network was the only American news outlet in the country, they managed to score an exclusive interview with Foreign Policy Adviser to the Supreme Leader, Kamal Kharazi. In the segments of the interview that were shared during Monday’s The Situation Room, senior international correspondent Fred Pleitgen rolled over for Kharazi in a softball interview where the Iranian official was free to push regime propaganda. There was no evidence presented that CNN pressed him critically on anything.
Ahead of the interview, co-host Pamela Brown (who recently put out a series of anti-Christian content for the pro-Islamic Republic outlet) reiterated that “CNN operates in Iran with the permission of the government.” This time they added to their disclaimer, noting they were adhering to everything “required under local regulations, but maintains full editorial control over what it reports.”
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