Matog Saleh

The strategy: Israel and the US are trying to erase Iran’s nuclear expertise, from professors, labs, archives, supply chains, and even potential replacements. An Israeli security source put it to @talshalev1 “Every link in the nuclear production chain is a target — from the knowledge base to the production floor. The goal is to cut off all the roots.” “In terms of knowledge – scientists, libraries, archives, chemical labs, the people working in all these places - and also the ranks that could replace them” are all targets, the source told CNN.

A relatively obscure young Iranian nuclear scientist was quietly killed in late March. Not much exists on him. Iranian media didn’t report his death. All I found was that he was a doctoral candidate up to 2017, wrote a handful of research papers and was celebrated in the city he hailed from. Mohammed Reza Kia was low profile. Still became a target.

UAE insists a ceasefire in Iran must address regional security, @AnwarGargash tells me. cnn.com/2026/04/06/wor…

What happens when Iran targets one of the world's busiest international airports? I spoke with @DXB CEO Paul Griffiths about resilience, recovery, and keeping passenger moving safely.

With everything going on I just want to say, I think Iran is one of the most beautiful places on earth with near endless economic potential. People extremely industrious with a love for detail. On our way in and out of Iran we stayed at two amazing small boutique hotels. The Zanjan Boutique hotel and the Saraye Ghahramani boutique hotel in Qazvin, check them out.

Iran attacks Kuwait - civilians injured

@fpleitgenCNN @claudiaotto @CNN Amazing work out there Sir! As always! Glad you’re both safe!

Just departed Iran after visas expired. Has been an interesting trip in difficult times. Hope to return soon. Big thank you to @claudiaotto who made everything happen and all our colleagues @CNN

Senior Iranian source on Iran’s stand off with President Trump over the Straight or Hormuz: “We hold the screw of the global oil price in our hands and for a long time the US will have to wait for our actions to control the price. Energy prices have become unstable and we will continue to fight until Trump declares defeat,” an Iranian official tells me. cnn.com/world/live-new…

Did an exclusive interview with the foreign policy advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Kamal Kharazi, in Tehran today. He says he currently sees no room for diplomacy. @cnni @CNN @claudiaotto

Exclusive: Iran is ready for a long war with the US and only economic pain will end it, senior official tells me. ⁦@CNN⁩ cnn.com/2026/03/09/mid…

Iran is ready for a long war with the US and only economic pain will end it, the foreign policy advisor of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Kamal Kharazi tells me in an exclusive interview. He also says he currently sees no room for diplomacy. @CNN @cnni @claudiaotto

CNN's Fred Pleitgen and photojournalist Claudia Otto are at a gas station in Tehran after fuel supplies in the capital were disrupted overnight following a fresh wave of Israeli attacks targeting energy resources. CNN operates in Iran only with government permission.

Managed to film at the Shahran oil depot in Western Tehran that was targeted by airstrikes last night. The oil still seems to be burning. We saw flames coming from some of the destroyed oil storage tanks. Also destroyed tanker trucks outside the gate. Sorry for audio issues, was windy @CNN @cnni @claudiaotto

Update from Tehran: Thick black smoke still in the air over pretty much the entire city. We drove around town just now. The rain has stopped, but breathing the air feels quite toxic. @CNN @cnni

It is raining oil in Tehran this morning after major airstrikes on oil facilities in the South and West of the Iranian capital. @CNN @cnni

Looks like pretty big damage after a sustained aerial attack in Tehran the past hour or so. Several large fires burning. We heard jets overhead and big thuds for an extended period of time. @CNN @cnni

Nearly a week into the conflict, CNN's reporters are fanned out across the region bringing you the latest: 📍@fpleitgenCNN in Iran 📍@NicRobertsonCNN in Saudi Arabia 📍@clarissaward in Iraq 📍@PHancocksCNN @BeckyCNN @EleniGiokos in the UAE 📍@BijanCNN in Qatar... 1/2

Spoke with a car dealer here in Erbil who told us he sold FIFTY Toyota Land Cruisers two days ago. Can you guess to whom? instagram.com/reel/DVhUPcpDN…

Just crossed the border into Iran. Will be reporting from here in the coming days. @cnni @cnn

I spent a lot of last year talking to some seriously smart industry leaders about the future of AI, robotics and autonomous vehicles so it was pretty cool to get a taste (pun absolutely intended😄) of how close that future really is. Huge thanks to Chef Balveer and @LouvreAbuDhabi's Fouquet's Abu Dhabi for the incredible burger…we needed that after all the racing. #BeckyandJohntakeoverAbuDhabi #TheGreatAbuDhabiNYEChallenge