Tucker Carlson has announced that he managed to secure an interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, shortly after the recent military operations known as Operation Rising Liuon and Operation Midnight Hammer.
“We know we’ll be criticized for this interview, and we decided to do it anyway,” Carlson stated. “We were just at war with Iran ten days ago, and may be again. Our view is that American citizens have the Constitutional and God-given right to know as much about what is being done with their money and in their name as they can. That includes hearing from the people they’re fighting.”
The United States launched Operation Midnight Hammer without a formal declaration of war against Iran—something that constitutionally requires Congressional authorization. This has stirred a familiar political firestorm, with lawmakers on both sides criticizing the administration’s decision to bypass Congress, continuing a long-running debate that dates back to the Vietnam era.
“Can you believe everything you hear from the president of Iran? Probably not,” Carlson acknowledged. “But keep in mind that anyone who seeks to deny you that right is not your ally, but your enemy. We have also put in an interview request for Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, for the third time in the past few months.”
Carlson pointed out that there were inherent challenges in conducting the interview. “We had to work remotely, and through a translator. There are some questions to which I cannot expect an honest answer, and so I didn’t ask, questions like ‘Was the nuclear program entirely disabled by the American bombing?’ The purpose was not the absolute truth, which was impossible, but to add to the body of knowledge available for the American people to form their opinion.”
{Matzav.com}
