Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has claimed that Israel, with support from the United States, tried to assassinate him during a meeting. In a high-profile interview with American political commentator Tucker Carlson,

Tucker Carlson announced that he did the interview despite the expected backlash so that the American people have access "to all of the information they can gather about matters that affect them."

Tucker Carlson has teased a new interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, which the conservative former Fox News host said will air in the next few days.Why It MattersU.S. strikes on three of Iran's major nuclear sites in June split President Donald Trump's support base,