In an interview with Tucker Carlson, President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Israel, backed by the U.S., tried and failed to assassinate him.

Pezeshkian tells Tucker Carlson the plot occurred during last month’s conflict, blames Netanyahu for ‘forever wars’ in Middle East.

U.S. conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson said in an online post on Saturday that he had conducted an interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, which would air in the next day or two.