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Frederik Pleitgen

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CNN Senior International Correspondent and Anchor

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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

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

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Plume of smoke over Tehran after this morning‘s wave of airstrikes. CNN CNN International

Plume of smoke over Tehran after this morning‘s wave of airstrikes. CNN CNN International

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Driving up Vali Asr a few days ago before the strikes ln the oil storage facilities in Tehran turned the skies dark. Can see the Alborz mountains in the back. CNN

Driving up Vali Asr a few days ago before the strikes ln the oil storage facilities in Tehran turned the skies dark. Can see the Alborz mountains in the back. CNN

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US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff departing for Ukraine talks in the German chancellery a few minutes ago.

US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff departing for Ukraine talks in the German chancellery a few minutes ago.

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

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

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11,928,184 views • 5 months ago

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 CNN International

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 CNN International

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2,132,020 views • 5 months ago

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 CNN International Claudia Otto

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 CNN International Claudia Otto

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2,053,281 views • 5 months ago

Ukraine’s ammo shortage becoming more difficult by the day. Around Bakhmut an M109 position we visited only got smoke rounds. The division commander says the current ratio is 10:1 in favor of the Russians. Still Ukrainian troops are holding on. CNN CNN International Isa Soares #Ukraine #Russia with Joseph Ataman Daria Tarasova

Ukraine’s ammo shortage becoming more difficult by the day. Around Bakhmut an M109 position we visited only got smoke rounds. The division commander says the current ratio is 10:1 in favor of the Russians. Still Ukrainian troops are holding on. CNN CNN International Isa Soares #Ukraine #Russia with Joseph Ataman Daria Tarasova

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1,794,814 views • 2 years ago

Caught up with Russian nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin, seen by some as Putin’s ideological architect and who just wrote a book called “the Trump Revolution” - I asked him about Western fears that Donald J. Trump might be closer to Putin than to the U.S.’s allies. CNN Dugin: : “Yes, it's so. I agree that it’s obvious, that is obvious. He is much more conservative. He is in favour of traditional values. He is in favour of the patriotism of the nation, and I define that as the great power's world order. Putin and Trump coincide in accepting this model instead of liberal globalism.”

Caught up with Russian nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin, seen by some as Putin’s ideological architect and who just wrote a book called “the Trump Revolution” - I asked him about Western fears that Donald J. Trump might be closer to Putin than to the U.S.’s allies. CNN Dugin: : “Yes, it's so. I agree that it’s obvious, that is obvious. He is much more conservative. He is in favour of traditional values. He is in favour of the patriotism of the nation, and I define that as the great power's world order. Putin and Trump coincide in accepting this model instead of liberal globalism.”

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968,101 views • 1 year ago

From Tehran: some lines now at gas stations. Drivers told us they waited around 20-30 minutes to get to the pump. They seemed fairly relaxed about the fuel situation but feared it could get worse in the coming days after the massive airstrikes on fuel storage facilities around the capital. CNN CNN International

From Tehran: some lines now at gas stations. Drivers told us they waited around 20-30 minutes to get to the pump. They seemed fairly relaxed about the fuel situation but feared it could get worse in the coming days after the massive airstrikes on fuel storage facilities around the capital. CNN CNN International

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295,302 views • 5 months ago

Anti aircraft fire, jets overhead and an explosion while we were filming at a site that had been hit the day before in Eastern Tehran. CNN CNN International

Anti aircraft fire, jets overhead and an explosion while we were filming at a site that had been hit the day before in Eastern Tehran. CNN CNN International

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247,617 views • 5 months ago

Inside the battle for Avdiivka: Ukrainians trying to hold on in the face of massive (and very costly) Russian assaults. CNN CNN International #Ukraine️ #Russia with Joseph Ataman Daria Tarasova

Inside the battle for Avdiivka: Ukrainians trying to hold on in the face of massive (and very costly) Russian assaults. CNN CNN International #Ukraine️ #Russia with Joseph Ataman Daria Tarasova

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1,302,128 views • 2 years ago

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 CNN International

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 CNN International

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194,193 views • 5 months ago

Some air strikes in Tehran around dawn Monday. Seemed to come from the South West of the city. After the massive Saturday strikes on some of Tehran’s oil storage facilities the skies have cleared somewhat, but the fires in the destroyed storage tanks still seem to be burning. Also, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’s Quds force, the foreign operations branch of the IRGC, has pledged allegiance to Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. CNN CNN International

Some air strikes in Tehran around dawn Monday. Seemed to come from the South West of the city. After the massive Saturday strikes on some of Tehran’s oil storage facilities the skies have cleared somewhat, but the fires in the destroyed storage tanks still seem to be burning. Also, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’s Quds force, the foreign operations branch of the IRGC, has pledged allegiance to Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. CNN CNN International

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159,217 views • 5 months ago

Easter Sunday song cover with the great Sam Fernando We have the NY-Berlin collaboration. Guitar is a 2001 Gibson Flying V.

Easter Sunday song cover with the great Sam Fernando We have the NY-Berlin collaboration. Guitar is a 2001 Gibson Flying V.

Frederik Pleitgen

26,979 views • 4 months ago

Russia’s glide bombs have become a game changer on the battlefield. Ukrainians say only more long range air defense and Western jets can counter them. See the devastating effect of the glide bombs weighing up to 1.5 tons. Erin Burnett Erin Burnett OutFront CNN CNN International RUSI with Tim Lister Daria Tarasova Vasco Cotovio

Russia’s glide bombs have become a game changer on the battlefield. Ukrainians say only more long range air defense and Western jets can counter them. See the devastating effect of the glide bombs weighing up to 1.5 tons. Erin Burnett Erin Burnett OutFront CNN CNN International RUSI with Tim Lister Daria Tarasova Vasco Cotovio

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109,839 views • 2 years ago

Bumped into former Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in Moscow who was in US jail for ten years and exchanged for Brittney Griner by the Biden Administration in 2022. However, Bout lashed out at Biden and praises Donald J. Trump and his Russia policies - he also tells Americans to get over his release and exchange. CNN CNN International

Bumped into former Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in Moscow who was in US jail for ten years and exchanged for Brittney Griner by the Biden Administration in 2022. However, Bout lashed out at Biden and praises Donald J. Trump and his Russia policies - he also tells Americans to get over his release and exchange. CNN CNN International

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67,999 views • 1 year ago

Constant Russian assaults in the Lyman - Kupyansk direction, Eastern Ukraine. Massive firefights in the forest trenches. Ukrainians fighting back while they face severe ammo shortages. We came under artillery fire trying to reach the frontline area. CNN CNN International The Lead CNN Jake Tapper 🦅 #Ukraine with Joseph Ataman Daria Tarasova

Constant Russian assaults in the Lyman - Kupyansk direction, Eastern Ukraine. Massive firefights in the forest trenches. Ukrainians fighting back while they face severe ammo shortages. We came under artillery fire trying to reach the frontline area. CNN CNN International The Lead CNN Jake Tapper 🦅 #Ukraine with Joseph Ataman Daria Tarasova

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106,828 views • 2 years ago

What appears to be be Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s convoy arriving in central Berlin.

What appears to be be Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s convoy arriving in central Berlin.

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37,965 views • 8 months ago

A steep rise in Anti-Semitic attacks in Europe. We traveled to Vienna after an incident there. Our report for Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper 360° CNN CNN International Oskar Deutsch David Roet🇮🇱🟦

A steep rise in Anti-Semitic attacks in Europe. We traveled to Vienna after an incident there. Our report for Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper 360° CNN CNN International Oskar Deutsch David Roet🇮🇱🟦

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95,590 views • 2 years ago

Kharkiv #Ukraine was attacked with missiles again overnight. Many people killed including children. It is so dangerous in Kharkiv they’ve moved schools into the subway to allow kids to attend classes. We visited 6 year old Elmira. Russia invaded Ukraine on her birthday. CNN CNN International CNNPolitics Erin Burnett OutFront Jim Sciutto @BrennpunktUA 🇩🇪🇺🇦 Erin Burnett with Joseph Ataman Daria Tarasova

Kharkiv #Ukraine was attacked with missiles again overnight. Many people killed including children. It is so dangerous in Kharkiv they’ve moved schools into the subway to allow kids to attend classes. We visited 6 year old Elmira. Russia invaded Ukraine on her birthday. CNN CNN International CNNPolitics Erin Burnett OutFront Jim Sciutto @BrennpunktUA 🇩🇪🇺🇦 Erin Burnett with Joseph Ataman Daria Tarasova

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86,302 views • 2 years ago

With continued U.S. military assistance uncertain Ukraine already faces weapons and ammo shortages. Our report from near Avdiivka and Mariinka on the affect the lack of weapons aid is already having. Ukrainian forces are still very much in the fight and Russian casualties immense, but the situation is tough. CNN CNN International #Ukraine #Russia with Joseph Ataman Daria Tarasova

With continued U.S. military assistance uncertain Ukraine already faces weapons and ammo shortages. Our report from near Avdiivka and Mariinka on the affect the lack of weapons aid is already having. Ukrainian forces are still very much in the fight and Russian casualties immense, but the situation is tough. CNN CNN International #Ukraine #Russia with Joseph Ataman Daria Tarasova

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80,932 views • 2 years ago