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Tucker Carlson just announced that he has completed an interview with a very surprising figure — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
This will be the first time Pezeshkian has granted an interview to any American media in several months.
In his trailer for the interview, Tucker said the goal here was to give the American people a fuller picture about what’s going on in the Middle East.
He kept the questions simple and direct, admitting that he knew he wouldn’t get a straight answer about some things, like if Iran’s nuclear program was obliterated by our airstrikes.
Tucker is also pushing for an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but his request has not been accepted yet.
Watch the trailer for yourself here:
Our interview with the president of Iran.
Watch it first at https://t.co/sLkXnGLauL. pic.twitter.com/SY4KvgA1lb
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) July 5, 2025
To be clear, Tucker Carlson is not interviewing Iran’s Supreme Leader, who holds the highest authority in the regime.
In Iran, the President is the highest elected official — but, he’s still subordinate to the Supreme Leader. The current President Masoud Pezeshkian is Iran’s ninth president.
Here’s a breakdown of his background:
Represents the reformist-principlist faction—advocates modest liberalization without directly challenging the Supreme Leader’s authority
Campaigned for greater personal freedoms, better ties with the West, a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, and relaxation of Iran’s strict hijab mandates
Became president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi, winning with about 53.7 % in the July 5, 2024, runoff
His administration is notable for representing the first reformist leadership since Mohammad Khatami nearly two decades ago
Driven to restore diplomatic relations with the West and bring the U.S. back into the nuclear agreement in exchange for sanction relief apnews.com.
Moderately critical of conservative enforcement—especially on social issues like hijab rules—and supportive of protest-rooted calls for reform .
Balances pragmatic diplomatic efforts with support for Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” allies, including Hezbollah and Hamas
He recently made headlines by suspending Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA, following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities newsx.com.
In early July 2025, he did a remote interview with Tucker Carlson discussing Iran’s nuclear ambitions—but reaffirmed that Iran does not seek nuclear weapons, only peaceful nuclear capability
- In summary: Masoud Pezeshkian is a veteran heart surgeon turned pragmatic reformist leader—Iran’s first reformist president in decades—who’s steering a middle path between domestic reform, Western engagement, and regional security commitments.
Tucker Carlson’s interview with Iran’s president is highly controversial, to say the least.
Many folks on social media are praising him for being a true journalist:
This is what journalists are supposed to do.
— George (@BehizyTweets) July 5, 2025
Tucker is one of the only real journalists left in America
— Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) July 5, 2025
Again, Tucker Carlson shows corporate journalists how to do journalism https://t.co/gl7U0gNQld
— Liam McCollum (@MLiamMcCollum) July 5, 2025
However, others, like Laura Loomer, are accusing him of being bought and used as a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime:
I don’t ever want to hear anyone ever again say @TuckerCarlson is “America First”.
He knew damn well Iran threatened to assassinate President Trump.
He pretended like he didn’t because he likely had this interview in the works.
Tucker Carlson is a mouthpiece for Islamists. https://t.co/GhrH54zt9S
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 5, 2025
Going back to Tucker’s reasoning for conducting the interview, I think he had a lot of good things to say.
He recognized that some folks would drag him over the rails on this, but his intention appears purely journalistic.
Maybe some people are right and he is just a bought and paid for foreign agent. But, by all appearances, it doesn’t seem that way to me.
Tucker isn’t spouting off Islamic propaganda or praising the Iranian regime. In fact, he recognizes that what the Iranian president had to say should be taken with a grain of salt, and he is absolutely right about that.
He’s also totally right that the American people deserve to get as much information as possible about world issues that can very well impact us. In this case, it’s about Iran — a country that many politicians in power (ahem, Lindsey Graham) would love to drag us into war with.
Similar to what we do here at WLT Report, Tucker isn’t telling you what to think. He’s just providing as much information as possible in order to let you decide for yourself.
So, what do you think?
Are you interested in watching Tucker’s interview? Which, by the way, will be available to watch in full within the next day or two.
Do you agree with his decision to grant an interview to the President of Iran?
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.