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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060116/tv_nm/media_iran_cnn_dcCNN banned in Iran for translation gaffe
TEHRAN (Reuters) -
Iran on Monday banned CNN journalists from working there after the broadcaster misquoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying Iran wanted nuclear weapons, the ISNA students news agency said.
CNN's simultaneous translation of Ahmadinejad's lengthy news conference on Saturday included the phrase "the use of nuclear weapons is Iran's right."
In fact, what the Iranian president said was that "Iran has the right to nuclear energy," the official IRNA news agency reported. CNN later clarified in an apology on Sunday night.
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ISNA said Iran's Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry deemed the error a "violation of professional ethics" and suspended CNN journalists from working in Iran until further notice.
The controversy surrounding CNN and Iran is about a mistranslation during a news broadcast that led to the Iranian government banning CNN from the country.
The mistranslation occurred during a news segment where CNN misrepresented the translation of a statement made by Iran's President, leading to false information being broadcasted.
The Iranian government banned CNN as a form of protest against the network for spreading false information and mistranslating the statement made by their President.
Yes, CNN has issued an apology for the mistranslation and has stated that it was an unintentional error.
No, as of now, CNN is still banned in Iran, and it is unclear when or if the ban will be lifted.