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.
The US-Israeli war in Iran has stocks tumbling in Asia, and across the world, as shipping prices soar. CNN’s Mike Valerio reports.
Israel is intensifying its strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs. It says it is targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah in the militia’s stronghold. CNN's Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Matthew Chance reports from the city.
Regional conflict has triggered the biggest disruption to air travel across the Gulf since the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 8,000 passengers have been stranded in Qatar since the conflict began on February 28 after the country closed its airspace. Airlines are now beginning to reopen limited routes. CNN's Bijan Hosseini is at Doha’s Hamad International Airport where Qatar Airways is operating flights to help stranded travelers finally get home.
Sen. Thom Tillis told CNN’s Jake Tapper that top White House aide Stephen Miller is “out of his depth” and should go. Tillis added that Miller has “an outsized influence over the operations of the Cabinet.”
Runners in this year's Los Angeles marathon were given the option to earn a finishing medal if they stopped after 18 miles. The move received mixed reactions.
