CNN: CNN's Pamela Brown presses Adam Hamawy five times on whether Iran is an adversary; he calls its government a dictatorship.

Lehrer score 89/100 (starts at 85; +4 other side quoted or given its response: Adam Hamawy's answers aired in full, including "we were pushed into this war by Israel" and "It's a dictatorship" (0:04-1:56); +2 context: background or what came before: context in the questions: Iran's decades of "death to America" chants and American deaths (0:34, 0:42)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.

Splits: CNN's interview with Rep.-elect Adam Hamawy on Iran

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