Carlson Alleges CIA Referral Over Iran Contacts

Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host and prominent commentator, alleged on Saturday that the Central Intelligence Agency is preparing a criminal referral against him to the Department of Justice, accusing him of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act through communications with Iranian officials before the recent U.S.-Israel military operation against Iran.

In a video posted to the social media platform X, Carlson, 56, claimed the investigation stems from his pre-war contacts with individuals in Iran, including text messages that he said intelligence agencies accessed. "The CIA is preparing some kind of criminal referral against me, a crime report to the Department of Justice, on the basis of a supposed crime I committed," Carlson stated. He described the alleged offense as "talking to people in Iran before the war" and dismissed the potential charge under the 1938 law, which requires registration for those acting as agents of foreign principals in political activities. Carlson insisted he has never received money from foreign entities and emphasized that such interactions are essential to his role as a journalist. "It's my job to talk to everybody all the time and...