Iran government, state TV clash over censorship of talks remark

Iran's government accused state broadcaster IRIB of censorship after it failed to air President Masoud Pezeshkian's remarks that former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei privately approved talks with the US. The broadcaster denied the charge, citing a duty to prevent perceptions of division. The dispute comes as mediators push for US-Iran diplomacy, and both sides accuse each other of undermining national unity.