Fast forward to 2025, and Cruz has just made an appearance on Carlson's independent platform and the roles are reversed. This time, it wasn't forgiveness that Cruz was repenting—he was pushing back. Carlson assails Trump-aligned foreign policy, particularly Israeli strikes on Iran, as Cruz tried to paint the former Fox anchor as a dangerous outlier.



Battles Over Israel, Iran and Antisemitism
During their charged two-hour conversation, U.S. support for Israel and Carlson's increasing scepticism of interventionist policies dominated the discussion.

Pressed by Carlson about the influence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which Carlson derided as a "foreign lobby," Cruz argued that Aipac speaks for the American people. Cruz countered with allegations that Carlson was peddling an antisemitic story.

"You're questioning, why Jews run our foreign policy.

That's what you just asked," Cruz said. Carlson denied the charge, looking irritated. "Shame on you for implying otherwise," was his return volley.



The face-off highlighted an increasing unease among conservatives about Carlson's remarks. Though he has a history of taking contrarian positions on foreign policy, his recent posturing on Iran — and past expressions of support for a Holocaust revisionist — has pushed him.