‘No room for diplomacy,’ senior Iranian official tells CNN

In an exclusive interview in Tehran, Kamal Kharazi, Foreign Policy Advisor to the office of the Supreme Leader, spoke with CNN's Fred Pleitgen.

“In this exclusive interview in Tehran, Kamal Kharazi, Foreign Policy Advisor to the office of the Supreme Leader, tells CNN’s Fred Pleitgen Iran can continue with the war for a long time and he doesn’t see room for diplomacy anymore”

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He told Pleitgen that Iran "can continue with the war for a long time."

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He also said he "doesn't see room for diplomacy anymore."

The article presents these remarks as Kharazi's clear assessment of Iran's stance in the conflict he was discussing.

The piece notes CNN is operating in Iran with the permission of the Iranian government, as required under local regulations.

It states that CNN "maintains full editorial control over what it reports."

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The article explicitly says the Iranian government "does not review, approve, or preview CNN’s reporting prior to publication or broadcast."

The article does not specify which war Kharazi was referring to and provides no additional quotes, timelines, policy details, or reactions.

“In this exclusive interview in Tehran, Kamal Kharazi, Foreign Policy Advisor to the office of the Supreme Leader, tells CNN’s Fred Pleitgen Iran can continue with the war for a long time and he doesn’t see room for diplomacy anymore”

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That ambiguity is not resolved within the text of this CNN article.