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Trump administration denounces CNN for airing messages from Iranian leaders

Trump administration denounces CNN for airing messages from Iranian leaders

The Trump administration is denouncing CNN for airing a portion of the new Iranian supreme leader's first public statement since he got the job. It was the second time in three days that the administration specifically singled out the network for trying to find out what the leaders of the country the United States is bombing are thinking. The attack is another illustration of the care that news outlets must take in reporting during wartime, and the responsibilities of journalists to get multiple perspectives in a conflict. It also exposed the uncomfortable spotlight on one outlet, since the message of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was widely available elsewhere.