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Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson recalls talking to President Trump days before the Iran war

NPR · 1:55

59,362 views · 1,500 likes · Sep 24, 2026

Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson doesn’t believe Trump’s war with Iran is about nuclear weapons. He believes Israel pushed President Trump into the war in Iran with three aims: to project regional hegemony, to diminish the power of the six Gulf States and to get the U.S. out of the Middle East.

In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, Carlson said “Israel wants our bases out of the Middle East…

Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson doesn’t believe Trump’s war with Iran is about nuclear weapons. He believes Israel pushed President Trump into the war in Iran with three aims: to project regional hegemony, to diminish the power of the six Gulf States and to get the U.S. out of the Middle East.

In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, Carlson said “Israel wants our bases out of the Middle East…

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