Fred Pleitgen
@fpleitgenCNN · International correspondents — Israel & region
Fred Pleitgen is a CNN senior international correspondent who reports from inside Iran — rare access among Western journalists.
Key exclusive info from @ZcohenCNN @KatieBoLillis @kylieatwood - this on a day when the Houthis have made major gains against the pro Saudi forces.
Very rare access to the Bab Al Mandab by my exceptional colleague @NicRobertsonCNN - highly recommend. @CNN
Iranian state media with a first photo of the unmanned submarine the IRGC says it captured. They promise more video to come.
Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims to have captured a U.S. undermanned sub. This as the stand off over the Strait of Hormuz continues.
Another area in the Middle East heating up.
Important point from @NegarMortazavi - a senior Iranian official has been telling me essentially the same. There can be disagreements and even infighting, but there is a common aim. Like all political capitals, Tehran also has its own politics.
Highly recommend this interactive on how ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has evolved since the U.S. and Israel launched the war against Iran. @cnn
We are at the funeral ceremony for Iran‘s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Large crowds passing the coffins at the Mosallah center in Tehran. Authorities estimate millions will come to pay their final respects. Laying in state: the Supreme Leader and several family members killed in a US / Israeli airstrike on February 28th. @CNN