Tucker Carlson began releasing preview clips from his interview with the Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday, including one in which he asked Pezeshkian about Iranians chanting "Death to America."
"Many Americans are afraid of Iran. You say you're not afraid, but Americans are afraid of Iran. And they believe that Iran would like to strike the United States with a nuclear weapon. They see videos of Iranians saying 'Death to America,' describing our country as the great Satan. What is your opinion on that? Should we be afraid?" Carlson asked.
"I believe that this is a very wrong impression that anybody might have of Iran or the Iranians. I would like to remind you that Iran has never invaded another country in the last 200 years. When they say 'death to the United States,' it doesn't mean death to— they don't mean death for the people of the United States or even to the officials of the United States," Pezeshkian replied through a translator, adding:
They mean death to crimes, death to killing and carnage, death to supporting, killing others, to insecurity and instability. Have you ever heard that an Iranian killed an American? Have you heard that? Or a terrorist who was Iranian and carried out a terrorist attack against the Americans? And no, it was your president who confessed that the Americans created ISIS in our region and they were responsible for this wrong image that is portrayed of the religion of Muslims in the world.
And once again, I would like to tell you and remind you that this is not death for the American people or for the officials. Death to crimes and atrocities, to bullying, to the use of force. Anyone who would like to become an accomplice in the crimes committed by others.
Carlson released other clips, including one in which he asked if Iran was trying to assassinate President Donald Trump, which Pezeshkian claimed was a lie spread by the Israeli Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu Carlson did not challenge Pezeshkian's claim and quickly moved on to ask another question.
Carlson has now landed a high-profile interviews with the leaders of Russia, Iran, and Qatar. Carlson raised eyebrows with his soft treatment of both Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Russian President Vladimir Putin - so much so that Putin famously insulted Carlson after their February 2024 interview, saying he was surprised Carlson didn't ask any "tough questions."
"To be honest, I thought he would behave aggressively and ask so-called sharp questions. I was not just prepared for this, I wanted it, because it would give me the opportunity to respond in the same way," Putin told a Russian journalist after the interview.
Carlson's softball interviews with the leaders of Qatar and Russia have been fodder for his critics to question his motives in pushing Trump not to support Israel or Ukraine militarily.
Watch the clip above.
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