Jake Tapper provided some context to CNN‘s reporting on a boastful statement put out by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council in the aftermath of a ceasefire deal with the United States, pushing back on Donald Trump‘s claim that the network was pushing out something fraudulent.
On Tuesday, Trump blasted the network on Truth Social, falsely claiming that the statement was a “fraud.” His FCC chairman, Brendan Carr, then followed up with his own post, falsely claiming that the network was “pushing out a hoax headline in such a sensitive national security moment.”
The online story at issue was a report on the National Security Council statement, with the headline, “Iran claims victory, says it forced US to accept 10-point plan.”
In the story, CNN reported that the Iranian Security Council statement read, “The enemy, in its unfair, unlawful, and criminal war against the Iranian nation, has suffered an undeniable, historic, and crushing defeat.”
The network defended the reporting, saying that they obtained the statement from Iranian officials and that it was being reported in Iranian media. Senior international correspondent Matthew Chance said that he obtained the document from the Iranian foreign ministry, while other media outlets reported on it as well.
The Iranian foreign ministry put out a different statement that was much more measured, avoiding some of the more extreme propaganda.
On his show on Wednesday, Tapper said, “The issue boils down to this. The statement...
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