Tucker Carlson says Americans have the right to know the viewpoint of the country their military fought just ten days ago.
The American journalist announced that he will be airing an interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, so that people can hear directly from the leader of the country and make their own minds up about what’s going on.
While acknowledging that the interview with Pezeshkian would be met with criticism, Carlson said Americans have the, ‘constitutional right and the God given right to all the information they can gather’.
Our interview with the president of Iran.
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) July 5, 2025
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RT reports: The interview comes on the heels of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, as well as US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
In a short video on X, Carlson said the conversation, which was conducted remotely through a translator, will be released “in a day or two.” He acknowledged that he will be criticized for the interview, saying: “Why did we do it anyway? Well, we did it because we were just at war with Iran 10 days ago and maybe again.”
He argued that Americans have “the constitutional right and the God-given right to all the information they can gather about matters that affect them,” including hearing the views of adversaries.
Carlson added that not everything Pezeshkian says can be trusted, but “the point is you should be able to decide for yourself whether you believe it or not.”
Regarding the contents of the interview, the former Fox News host said he avoided questions that were almost certain to yield evasions, such as whether the US strikes crippled Iran’s nuclear program. “There’s no chance he’s going to answer that question. Honestly, I didn’t bother to ask it,” he said. Instead, he focused on broader questions like whether Iran is seeking war with the US and Israel.
Carlson went on to say that he once again requested an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an effort to hear from both sides of the conflict.
The purpose of the Pezeshkian interview is “not to get to the absolute truth,” but rather “to add to the corpus of knowledge from which Americans can derive their own opinion,” he said. “Learn everything you can, and then you decide.”
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