CNN on Iran government document Trump labeled ‘fake’: ‘It’s authentic’

CNN is defending its reporting on a statement given by Iranian officials regarding a ceasefire agreement the U.S. and Iran reached just hours before President Trump was set to launch an attack on the Iran’s infrastructure.

As part of the network’s coverage of the ceasefire deal on Tuesday, CNN quoted Iranian officials who claimed a “great victory” in the negotiations and framed the agreement as one Trump agreed to in order to open the Straight of Hormuz for oil passage.

CNN’s coverage of the agreement and the statement from Iranian officials was first highlighted by Mediaite.

Trump, in a Truth Social post, ripped into the network over its publishing of the statement, which was also cited by a number of other news outlets.

“The alleged Statement put out by CNN World News is a FRAUD, as CNN well knows. The false Statement was linked to a Fake News site (from Nigeria) and, of course, immediately picked up by CNN, and........

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