Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has drawn sharp criticism after publishing a newsletter yesterday, suggesting that Iran acquiring nuclear weapons might bring stability to the Middle East, drawing parallels to North Korea's nuclear program.
In the piece titled "Could a Nuclear Iran Stabilize the Middle East?" on the Tucker Carlson Network website, Carlson questions longstanding warnings about Iran's nuclear ambitions, stating, "Those warnings sound pretty scary, but the past 20 years have proven them unwarranted. North Korea became a known nuclear nation in October 2006, and its proliferation has yielded a total of zero nuclear strikes on America, the West, or any other country."
He adds, "Could the Iranians obtaining The Bomb wind up being a good thing? Whether anyone in the foreign policy establishment admits it, North Korea’s nuclearization has undeniably stabilized the Korean Peninsula. The region has seen no wars, coups, or interventionist-forced regime changes since 2006."
Carlson further posits, "Would Iran becoming a nuclear power have the same effect on its region? Could it finally prompt America to leave the area alone, and incentivize Israel to drop its stated goal of controlling the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?"






