Overview

• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump will decide within two weeks whether to join Israel’s war with Iran.
• In a viral clip, Tucker Carlson quizzed Sen. Ted Cruz on Iran’s population and ethnic makeup to question his call for regime change.
• Cruz argued that U.S. military support for Israel is crucial to national security and cited a DOJ indictment accusing Iran of plotting to assassinate Trump.
• Carlson highlighted inconsistencies in Cruz’s language, pressing him to clarify that Israel, not the United States, was conducting current strikes with American support.
• Exchanges of airstrikes and missile attacks between Israel and Iran have intensified concerns about further escalation and the U.S. role.