CNN stands by Iran war reporting after retired general challenges ‘unnamed sources’ on air

CNN defended its use of unnamed sources in reporting that General Dan Caine sought an off-ramp from escalation with Iran, after retired Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt questioned the sourcing during a broadcast. Kimmitt did not identify which specific claims he disputed. CNN did not publicly name the sources behind the reporting or provide additional documentation of the conversations attributed to them.

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