Ex-Fox News host and Trump aide slams US war propaganda against Iran

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has censured the anti-Iran rhetoric being propagated by US politicians and news outlets for laying the groundwork for Washington to launch a war against the Islamic Republic.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday, Carlson said the constant portrayal of Iran as a “sponsor of terror” is an attempt to manipulate public opinion in favor of military action against the Islamic Republic.

“Fox News is wall to wall with dead-eyed politicians telling you that Iran is a dangerous ‘sponsor of terror.’ Softening up the base for a war,” Carlson wrote.

The American political commentator, close to US President Donald Trump, then went on to compare the risk posed by Iran in comparison to other elements threatening the people of the United States.

“Over the past twenty years, how many Americans have been killed by Iran on American soil in the past twenty years?”

He urges people to research this number and compare it to the number of Americans killed by other causes, such as drug overdoses, suicide, illegal aliens, carjackings, diabetes, and even the COVID-19 vaccine.

He called on the US media and American politicians to focus on addressing their domestic issues before considering military intervention abroad.

“Still think Iran is the greatest threat? How about we focus on our own country for a minute,” he concluded.

Speaking to Fox News last week, Trump said he hoped to clinch a nuclear deal with Tehran.

“The other alternative is we have to do something because you can’t let another nuclear weapon,” he said, threatening to take military action against the country despite Tehran repeatedly saying that it does not want nuclear weapons.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that the insistence of some bullying powers on holding talks with Iran does not aim to solve issues.

“The insistence of some bully governments on negotiations is not aimed at resolving issues, but rather [aims] to assert and impose their own expectations,” the Leader said.

“Absolutely, the Islamic Republic will not accept their expectations,” Ayatollah Khamenei added.

Sanctions not working against Iran: UN nuclear chief

The United Nations top nuclear official asserts that the West’s United States-led sanctions against Iran’s nuclear energy program were ineffective.

During his first presidency, Trump pulled Washington out of a multilateral international agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany in 2015.

Under the JCPOA, Iran was required to scale back some of its nuclear activities in return for the lifting of debilitating sanctions imposed on the country, especially by the United States.

The US president also slapped economic sanctions on Tehran despite Iran’s adherence to the obligation under the JCPOA.

In response, Tehran began a series of pre-announced steps ending its commitments under the JCPOA.

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