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| FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 · DAY 210 |
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“In the End We All Die Anyway”
Day 210. Tucker Carlson says he went to the Oval Office days before the Iran war began to argue against it. In an interview NPR published September 24, he told Steve Inskeep that he’d warned the conflict would serve Israel’s regional ambitions at the expense of America’s position in the Gulf.
Carlson described three aims he believed Israel was pursuing:
- Establish regional dominance by removing Iran as a competing power and leaving it consumed by internal conflict.
- Weaken the six Gulf Cooperation Council states, whose growing power he viewed as a challenge to Israel’s position.
- Drive the United States out of the region, including eliminating American bases, because he argued that the US presence constrained Israel’s ambitions.
Carlson recalls Trump’s answer:
“Yes, you’re right. But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”
Carlson says he pressed him about their children, grandchildren and the country’s future, and got no substantive answer.
NPR says the White House didn’t address the exchange specifically when asked for comment. Instead, it supplied a Trump social media post attacking Carlson and other critics and accusing them of wanting Iran to have a nuclear weapon.
WATCH · CARLSON ON TRUMP & IRAN Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson recalls talking to President Trump days before the Iran war NPR · September 24, 2026 · 1:54 |
“Yes, you’re right.” That’s the part I keep coming back to. In Carlson’s account, Trump accepts all three points, including that the war would weaken America’s position in the region.
What explains that acceptance? Did Netanyahu have leverage over him, or did Trump share the objectives Carlson was warning him about? Why would he hear that argument and agree to proceed?
And then this: “But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”
The Dispatch
Dozens of delegates walked out as Benjamin Netanyahu began his UN General Assembly address on September 24, protesting Israel’s conduct in Gaza. He called those leaving “moral cowards” and rejected accusations of genocide, while supporters in the gallery chanted in Hebrew. His speech came after Britain, France and Canada announced sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, and ahead of Israel’s October 27 election.
| Speech: September 24, 2026 · New York |
| Walkout: Dozens of delegates, according to Reuters |
| Previous walkout: September 2025 |
| Israeli election: October 27, 2026 |
Abbas Araghchi said Friday that Iran’s proposal could reopen Hormuz and pause regional fighting within seven days if Washington accepts its conditions. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had rejected the plan and told aides he considered renewed bombing likely; Reuters said it couldn’t immediately confirm that report. Reuters reported that Iran was still awaiting an official US response early Saturday in the region. Tehran’s terms include lifting the naval blockade, releasing frozen funds and waiving oil sanctions.
Four Republicans—Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Thom Tillis—joined most Democrats Thursday to support the House-passed resolution directing the removal of US forces from hostilities with Iran. John Fetterman opposed it; Angela Alsobrooks didn’t vote. The measure failed, 49–50. It was the Senate’s 14th Iran war-powers vote since February 28, with only two passing.
Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France will send soldiers, radar and defence systems to protect Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu oil-export site, an alternative to shipping through Hormuz. He described the deployment as protection for the installation, without joining the conflict. Ansarallah claimed Thursday’s missile and drone attacks; Saudi authorities said they intercepted six ballistic missiles.
Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish military chiefs met in Riyadh on Friday and pledged to turn their Mecca defence agreement into effective military cooperation, according to Pakistan’s military. Their discussions covered intelligence sharing, coordination and integrating capabilities to defend Saudi Arabia. The public accounts announced no force numbers, deployment timetable or combat operation.
Zelenskyy said Friday that Washington has proposed technical-level talks with Ukraine and Russia in the UAE, with a date still to be supplied. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a trilateral meeting could happen soon, but gave no details. He also confirmed that Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev was in the US discussing possible economic cooperation; Reuters reported that Dmitriev met Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner Thursday.
The Rangers’ 3–1 win over the Mets in Arlington Thursday eliminated Seattle from playoff contention, a year after the Mariners won the AL West and reached Game 7 of the ALCS. Seattle then lost 6–4 to the Angels and entered Friday at 74–85, with three games left. Cal Raleigh said the team hadn’t deserved a playoff place.
Wall Street finished higher Friday, with the S&P 500 up 0.51% to 7,743.41, the Dow up 0.93% to 51,828.62 and the Nasdaq up 0.48% to 27,068.72. Microsoft and other AI-related shares led the advance while the 10-year Treasury yield remained near 5.2%. Brent settled down 2.1% at $104.32 a barrel and WTI fell 2.3% to $92.41 as traders weighed the US–Iran talks and a possible American diesel-export ban.
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