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Posted on 01/21/2026 10:35:34 AM PST by Miami Rebel
A new edition of Tucker Carlson’s newsletter is drawing sharp backlash after he argued that an Iranian nuclear weapon could ultimately be a stabilizing force in the Middle East, prompting critics to accuse him of echoing narratives friendly to the Islamic Republic.
In the essay, Carlson reportedly contends that the chances Tehran would ever launch a nuclear strike are effectively zero, describing the use of such a weapon as “suicidal” for any regime. He contrasts that with the United States, noting it is the only country to have used nuclear weapons in war, and suggests Washington treats that history as a point of pride. Carlson goes on to argue that North Korea’s nuclear arsenal has “stabilized” the Korean Peninsula by deterring outside interventions, and poses the question of whether an Iranian bomb might produce a similar effect in its region.
He speculates that a nuclear-armed Iran could push the United States to scale back its presence in the Middle East, pressure Israel to reconsider its security posture in Gaza and the West Bank, and even make Tehran less repressive at home by reducing fears of regime change.
Those claims have provoked outrage among many pro-Israel and Iranian dissident voices, who note that the same regime is currently accused of massacring thousands of its own citizens for protesting corruption, economic collapse, and clerical rule. Carlson’s critics say his framing minimizes the scale of the crackdown and ignores the risks of placing nuclear weapons in the hands of a government that has violently suppressed dissent, armed regional militias, and repeatedly threatened Israel.
Some opponents describe the newsletter as moving beyond mere contrarianism into open advocacy for adversarial regimes, warning that treating an Iranian bomb as a net positive undermines efforts to confront both Tehran’s human-rights abuses and its nuclear ambitions. The controversy adds to a growing list of foreign-policy positions from Carlson that have divided conservatives and alarmed U.S. allies abroad.
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Because people like you are stupid.
I’d rather let other countries work their own problems out—and for us to do the same by sending all other countries’ citizens in our country home!
Tucker has been bought off just like Marjorie Traitor Green. Over the long term, they will not enjoy their 30 pieces of silver.
It figures that a POS troll such as yourself would side with a lunatic like Tucker.
Don't you think that Iran's arming, supporting, and directing the Houthis to launch missiles at American ships is a problem?
What about when their proxy forces blew up our Marine barracks in Lebanon?
That sounds like a talking point dreamed up in Moscow or Tehran.
They aren't, so your starting premise is wrong, and therefore your conclusion is just a fantasy.
The top podcasts in the real world are The Joe Rogan Experience, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, and Crime Junkie, followed by The Daily from the New York Times.
Tucker Carson is further down the list, after The Daily, and the Shawn Ryan Show, and just above Up First from NPR.
“Actually, billions we give them is spent on our politicians.”
No, it isn’t. It is essentially an agreement that we will pay X amount for US weapons that will be sent to Israel. It goes to places like Lockheed Martin to purchase equipment Israel uses.
Not to pay off congressmen.
Sure...by way of Tel Aviv. 😂
By asking Trump to delay Iran attacks, Netanyahu exposes Israel's air defense holes - analysis
See my 70...link is to JPost.
How much, do you reckon, is he being paid to shill for the Moslems?
Tucker, Tucker, we hardly know ye!
Never give a Mullah a nuke, especially when all he needs is a beating.
Whoa!
That’s crazy talk.
Yeah, it sucks for you Muslims that the Joos have the bomb.
The only thing that sucks is Christian Zionism.
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