
In an exclusive interview, Foreign Policy Advisor to the office of the Supreme Leader, Kamal Kharazi tells CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen that it is a “false narrative” that the Iranian military's capabilities have been drastically degraded and that he sees no “room for diplomacy anymore.” CNN operates in Iran with the permission of the Iranian government, as required under local regulations, but maintains full editorial control over what it reports.

In an exclusive interview, Foreign Policy Advisor to the office of the Supreme Leader, Kamal Kharazi tells CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen that it is a “false narrative” that the Iranian military's capabilities have been drastically degraded and that he sees no “room for diplomacy anymore.” CNN operates in Iran with the permission of the Iranian government, as required under local regulations, but maintains full editorial control over what it reports.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took a veiled swipe at US President Donald Trump on Thursday, insisting that his proposal to deepen ties with the European Union wasn’t aimed at creating a new geopolitical bloc “with better manners.”

A fast-growing vegetation fire near Floriston, California, has burned hundreds of acres, forcing evacuations and closing westbound I-80 at the Nevada state line.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen released a video on Wednesday claiming to have shot down a Saudi F-15 with a surface-to-air missile. If confirmed, it would be only the second time one of the American-built jets has been downed by hostile fire.

A Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX carried a classified US Space Force payload into orbit from California.

Rapper Macklemore said he would donate $1 million, his full net earnings from his role on Ed Sheeran’s concert tour, to six organizations that support Palestinian people.

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is among 64 people defrauded in a $35 million Ponzi scheme, according to KMOV, citing Missouri prosecutors.

Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed fired back at Vice President JD Vance's encouragement of House Republicans to use him as a boogeyman on the campaign trail, telling CNN's Manu Raju that Republicans will talk about "anything to not have to talk about" affordability concerns.

