Professor John Mearsheimer on Gaza, Iran, and Europe’s Nuclear Risk

Manufacture Dissent · Jun 11, 2026 · 2h 29m

Tucker Carlson brought on Professor John Mearsheimer, and Mearsheimer didn’t soften a single point. He said what Israel is doing in Gaza is genocide. He said the U.S. is tied to it and can’t pretend it isn’t.

He said the war with Iran is going badly. Not for Iran — for the U.S. and Israel. He said the idea of a clean exit is fiction. Iran isn’t collapsing. Iran isn’t close to defeat. The longer the fighting drags on, the worse the outcome looks.

Then he turned to Europe. He said the nuclear risk is real. Russia is saying it openly, and European leaders are acting like it’s background noise…