Overview

• The televised interview escalated into a shouting match as Carlson accused Cruz of lacking expertise on the country whose regime he wants to topple.
• Carlson exposed Cruz’s admission that he did not know Iran’s population when pressed on the senator’s calls for regime change.
• Cruz reiterated his advocacy for US support of strikes against Iran and his belief that regime change aligns with American interests.
• The senator initially claimed “we’re carrying out military strikes” before clarifying that Israel is leading the strikes with US assistance.
• National Security Council spokesman Alex Pfeiffer publicly denied that the United States is acting on Israel’s behalf in any offensive capacity.