Rep. Elise Stefanik pushes back on Jake Tapper's claim that Trump's rhetoric toward Iran amounted to a call for genocide in heated CNN exchange.

CNN is defending its reporting on a statement given by Iranian officials regarding a ceasefire agreement the U.S. and Iran reached just hours before President Trump was set to launch an attack on the Iran’s infrastructure.

About 90 minutes after announcing a two-week ceasefire in the war in Iran, Donald Trump was irate over CNN’s reporting of a statement issued by the country’s Supreme National Security Council, declaring victory and averting the president’s threat to launch attacks on civilian infrastructure.

CNN's John Berman questioned President Donald Trump's post about the "Strait of Iran" when talking about the Strait of Hormuz. The post ‘Maybe a Freudian Slip’: CNN’s John Berman Questions Trump’s Post About ‘Strait of Iran’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Within two hours of declaring a ceasefire in the Iran war, President Donald Trump alleged that CNN knowingly published false information. Trump said CNN reported a "fake" statement from Iran and U.S. authorities are probing whether CNN committed a crime by publishing it. It’s unclear what crime, if any, CNN would be charged with.

CNN stood by its reporting of Iran's "victory" statement following the ceasefire announcement, despite Donald Trump blasting it as "fake news." For those who may've missed Trump's Truth Social follow-up post Tuesday evening,

It was not immediately clear to which report Trump was referring.

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The president earlier expressed confidence both sides were near agreement, as Iranian sources say fresh talks are set in Pakistan on Monday.