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The View Panel Splits Over Iran’s Human Rights Record, Potential U.S. Role in Middle East

The discussion over Tehran’s persecution of LGBTQ+ people versus America’s own civil rights record highlighted deep divides over possible U.S. intervention in the Israel–Iran conflict.

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Whoopi Goldberg became enraged when Griffin expressed her opinion that Iranians literally throw gay people off of buildings and “don't adhere to basic human rights.”
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Overview

  • On June 18, The View hosts opened Hot Topics by analyzing Tucker Carlson’s showdown with Senator Ted Cruz over possible U.S. military action in the Israel–Iran conflict.
  • Alyssa Farah Griffin condemned Tehran’s persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals and repression of women, and warned of Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its funding of groups like Hamas.
  • Whoopi Goldberg countered by invoking America’s history of lynching and discrimination against Black and LGBTQ+ communities to underscore domestic human rights failings.
  • Sunny Hostin and Sara Haines urged a diplomatic approach and noted that U.S. intelligence agencies currently assess Iran as not possessing a nuclear bomb.
  • The on-air clash over which nation is worse for marginalized groups became so heated that The View was cut to a commercial break.