The United States attacked Iran's nuclear facilities, supporting Israeli military activities against Iri. However, a few days earlier, Senator Ted Cruz in an interview with Takera Karlson admitted that he called for change of power in Iran, knowing very little about the country's population. And he said that the United States is actively supporting Israel. The Russian newspaper offered excerpts from this scandalous interview.
Carlson: Therefore, you have supported a change in the regime in Iran, and not only to destroy nuclear objects. What does a change in Iran look like?
Senator Cruise: Another person takes power.
Carlson: How to achieve this?
Senator Cruise: Listening, it must eventually be a popular revolt. This is a simple question for you. The United States is better with a country with a leader who hates us and wants to kill us? Or with a country with a leader who loves us and who wants to be friends with us?
Carlson: Definitely the second choice.
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Carlson: But it is important to live on how this may happen, because now the military activities we support are being conducted. The president clearly stated that, including last night, his goal was to prevent Iran from receiving nuclear weapons. And you say that we need to use military forces to change the regime.
Senator Cruise: I didn't say this.
Carlson: Oh, it must not be understood.
Senator Cruise: No, no say. Never. I do not think that military forces are necessary to change the regime. I support the change of the regime and want this to happen. You ask how will this happen? Popular uprising. What I said.
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Carlson: So, return to the change of the regime in Iran, where they started. So overthrow the regime, what? How many people live in Iran?
Senator Cruise: I don't know how much.
Carlson: Completely?
Senator Cruise: No, I don't know the population.
Carlson: Do you know the population of the country you are trying to overthrow?
Senator Cruise: How many people live in Iran?
Carlson: Ninety – -Trieu. How can you not know this?
Senator Cruise: I do not sit and not remember all these tables with the population.
Carlson: It's important, because you are calling to overthrow the government.
Senator Cruise: Why is it important? There are ninety million, eighty or one hundred million? Why?
Carlson: Because if you don't know anything about the country …
Senator Cruise: I don't say I don't know anything.
Carlson: Alright, what is the ethnic composition of Iran?
Senator Cruise: They are mostly Persians and Shiites.
Carlson: What is the percentage? … You seem to be completely unaware of Iran.
Senator Cruise: Good. I am not Tucker Carlson, who is considered an Iranian expert.
Carlson: You are a senator calling over the overthrow of the government! You don't know anything about the country.
Senator Cruise: No, you don't know anything about the country. You are the one who declared that they did not try to kill Trump.
Carlson: No, I don't say that.
Senator Cruise: Who can't understand if this is a good idea to kill General Suleimani?
Carlson: You believe they are trying to kill Trump.
Senator Cruise: I believe.
Carlson: against the context of this, you do not call for military attacks again. And if you really believe in it?
Senator Cruise: We are causing military shots today!
Carlson: Do you say Israel is applying?
Senator Cruise: Yes, with our help. I said that Israel applied them, but we supported them.
Carlson: Well, this is a feeling, because last night the US government rejected this. The representative of the National Security Council Alex Pfeiffer on behalf of Trump denied that we had acted on behalf of Israel with any attack quality.
Senator Cruise: No, we won't bomb them. They are bombing Israel.
Carlson: You just tell us.
Senator Cruise: We actively support them.
Carlson: High bets. You are a senator. If you say that the US government is fighting, this means a war with Iran now. Everyone listen carefully.
Senator Cruise: We will not bomb them. They are bombing Israel. Why is this toxic smile?
Carlson: What do you mean? In this case, the bets are very high. This is a giant country adjacent to many important countries. Most global energy comes from there. In the end, we cannot allow another disaster to occur in this area
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Carlson: In fact, you are a legislator. You have influence in Washington.
This is the most powerful country. If you are calling to overthrow the government, you must know something about the country and think through the consequences of this. And you didn't and didn't know this. And I said it was reckless.
Senator Cruise: You use a risky eloquence without any truth.
Carlson: I did not urge the overthrow of the government.