Carlson hounds Cruz about US involvement in Israeli strikes on Iran: ‘You just said we’

Published June 17, 2025 10:44pm ET



Media personality Tucker Carlson skewered Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) over his knowledge of Iran and U.S. involvement in Israel’s military operations against Iran.

Cruz caught Carlson’s attention after he said, “We are carrying out military strikes today,” suggesting the United States is also directly involved in the attacks against Iran. Carlson responded, “You said Israel was,” before Cruz clarified that Israel is, but with American help, later insisting, “We’re not bombing them. Israel is bombing them.”

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