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Trump and Carlson Clash Over U.S. Role in Israel-Iran Conflict

Public support for Israel’s strikes, coupled with warnings to Iran’s supreme leader, has driven Congress to forge cross-party agreements on the scope of U.S. engagement.

Senator Ted Cruz pictured in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 02, 2025 in Washington, DC (left) and Tucker Carlson at a Turning Point Action campaign rally at the Gas South Arena on October 23, 2024 in Duluth, Georgia (right).
In this photo released by Sputnik news agency on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson gestures during an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.
Tucker Carlson, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Steve Bannon, and Bernie Sanders—political opposites now aligned in their opposition to U.S. military involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.
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Overview

  • At the G7 summit, President Trump mocked Tucker Carlson’s anti-war warnings and urged him to find a television network for his opposition to U.S. backing of Israel.
  • Tucker Carlson confronted Senator Ted Cruz over his call for regime change in Iran, underscoring a deep split within Trump’s coalition on American intervention.
  • Representative Thomas Massie introduced a War Powers resolution joined by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to block any U.S. military involvement in the Israel-Iran hostilities.
  • The White House has insisted that U.S. forces are only defending Israeli airspace, intercepting Iranian missiles, while categorically denying direct participation in offensive strikes.
  • Israeli leaders have urged Washington to supply bunker-busting munitions for an assault on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility as Trump issues warnings to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.