CNN Banned From Iran for Mind-reading

Iran’s government banned CNN journalists from working in the country Monday after a translation error broadcast by CNN mistakenly quoted Iran’s president as saying his nation has the right to build nuclear weapons, the state-run news agency said.

In fact the President said that Iran had the right to nuclear energy, and that “a nation that has civilization does not need nuclear weapons.”

Apparently the interpreter working for a translation company hired by CNN misquoted him as having said Iran has the right to build nuclear weapons.  He must have read his mind … interpreting his thoughts rather than his words

CNN issued a correction and apologized; however, the Iranian government revoked the press cards issued to CNN journalists in Tehran.

Tags: Politics, CNN, Iran, Nuclear Weapons