One thing is for sure: We're not likely to get some of the "fiery but mostly peaceful" spin that we've come to expect from CNN.
The cable net has been invited into Iran to report (though that might not end up being the correct word for it) from Tehran and elsewhere in the country:
Just in:
— CNN International PR (@cnnipr) March 5, 2026
CNN Senior International Correspondent @fpleitgenCNN and his team have just crossed the border into Iran.
CNN is the first US network into the country since the start of the war.
His report 👇 pic.twitter.com/0uNqhqUW8d
It's worth noting that CNN is in Iran with the permission of the remaining regime and IRGC:
CNN's Frederik Pleitgen is on his way to Iran's capital, Tehran, as Israel and the US continue their aerial campaign against the country. CNN is operating in Iran only with government permission. pic.twitter.com/tfsJrjHcx9
— CNN (@CNN) March 5, 2026
Does anybody have questions about this?
Of course!
“CNN is the first US network allowed into the country since the start of the war, and I do want to point out CNN operates in Iran only with government permission.”
— Patrick Nealis (@Patrick_Nealis) March 5, 2026
Ok everyone, time to put your thinking caps on… Why do you think the IRGC chose CNN as the first to enter Iran? 🧐
It's a total mystery.
How much is the Islamic Regime paying you to repeat their propaganda?
— Goldie Ghamari | گلسا قمری 🇮🇷 (@gghamari) March 5, 2026
How does a regime shut down the internet for millions, yet still grant selective access to foreign media for “on-the-ground” reporting?
— Ghazaleh Ghaffary (@ghazaleghaffary) March 5, 2026
Iranians have been cut off from the world. Publishing narratives facilitated by the regime risks amplifying propaganda.
Shame on you, @CNN… https://t.co/F57oABWhtR
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No doubt the regime wouldn't have invited CNN in if they weren't fairly certain the spin they desire will be passed along without question or scrutiny.
CNN has always been and always will be Iran’s useful idiot. https://t.co/jaZJbNdoVJ
— Kusha (@kusha_alagband) March 5, 2026
You are serving the propaganda machine of a murderous regime. These videos are from a war-torn Iran, where people are both celebrating and thanking Trump and the American and Israeli forces for destroying the regime’s repressive forces and military resources. pic.twitter.com/ZgYl7pgD6L
— پسر ساحل𓃬☼ (@Sonofthebeach22) March 5, 2026
Will CNN interview many Iranian citizens who are thanking Trump, Netanyahu and the U.S. and Israeli military? We'll see, but confidence isn't high.
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