Tucker Carlson says he will air interview with Iranian President

(Patria) - American conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson said on Saturday in an online post that he conducted an interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, which will be aired in a day or two, Reuters reported.

Carlson said the interview was conducted remotely via an interpreter and will be released as soon as it is edited, which "should be in a day or two".

Carlson said he stuck to simple questions in the interview, such as: "What is your goal? Are you seeking war with the United States? Are you seeking war with Israel?"

"There are all sorts of questions I didn't ask the President of Iran, especially questions I knew I could ask and not get an honest answer, such as, 'Is your nuclear program completely disabled by the U.S. government's bombing campaign a week and a half ago?'" he said.

Carlson also said that in the past few months he has made a third request for an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will visit Washington next week for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Pezeshkian stated last month that Iran does not intend to develop nuclear weapons, but will exercise its right to nuclear energy and research.