• Trump dismisses Carlson's criticisms about U.S. involvement in Israel-Iran conflict.
• Carlson accuses Trump of complicity in escalating military actions against Iran.
• The feud highlights broader GOP divisions on foreign policy.
• Trump labels Carlson as "kooky," questioning his media relevance.
• Former allies express differing views on U.S. military engagement in the region.

President Donald Trump has publicly clashed with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson over U.S. involvement in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. Trump dismissed Carlson's concerns, stating, "I don’t know what Tucker Carlson is saying. Let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen," during a press conference at the G7 summit. The friction follows Carlson's claims that Trump is "complicit" in Israel's military actions, prompting an admonition from the President on social media, where he referred to Carlson as "kooky" and asserted, "Iran can never have a nuclear weapon," according to The Hill and HuffPost.

Tucker Carlson has emerged as a vocal critic of Trump's stance during the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, expressing fears that American involvement could lead to another unwarranted war. In a newsletter, Carlson stated that Trump is enabling a broader military engagement, saying, "While the American military may not have physically perpetrated the attack, years of funding and sending weapons to Israel place the U.S. at the center of these events," according to India Times and The Hill.

This public feud highlights significant divisions within the GOP regarding the U.S.’s military approach to the crisis. Some Republican figures, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Steve Bannon, have taken Carlson's side, emphasizing an "America First" agenda that resists foreign intervention, while others align with Trump's more hawkish rhetoric. Bannon noted, "The rise of Trump is from the Iraq war... we’re not being told it straight," which aligns with Carlson's call to prevent such escalations, according to India Times and The Hill.

As tensions flare in the Middle East, Carlson remains critical of Trump's administration, arguing against the push for U.S. involvement in conflicts abroad. He asserted, "The real divide isn’t between people who support Israel or Iran; it’s between those who encourage violence and those who seek to prevent it," clearly positioning himself in opposition to calls for escalated military action, according to HuffPost and India Times.