View Hosts Sharply Split on Iran: ‘What’s So Diplomatic About Having a Nuclear Bomb and Threatening Another Country?!’

The hosts of The View split sharply on Wednesday over the current Iranian regime as questions loom about how involved President Donald Trump is willing to get into Israel’s escalating conflict with the country.

On Wednesday’s The View, the hosts reacted to a fiery exchange between Tucker Carlson and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) over the United States potentially getting more involved in Israel and Iran’s conflict. Trump has hinted the United States could get more involved, leading some MAGA loyal followers like Carlson to split and criticize the president, arguing for a diplomatic solution.

Alyssa Farah Griffin begrudgingly offered praise to Carlson for his anti-war stance compared to Cruz and Trump, but dismissed the former Fox News host as a “spokesperson” for Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin. She split, however, with many of her co-hosts when it came to the current Iranian regime in comparison to the United States.

Sunny Hostin argued Israel made an illegal preemptive strike on Iran and blasted Trump over his reference to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as an “easy target” amidst the fighting.

“We really need to have a bird’s eye view of what’s going on. If that’s OK for Israel to do, if that’s OK for our president to do. Is that OK for another country to do to us?” she said.

“Well, think of it this way, what if Canada was saying was going to build a nuclear bomb and they threatened to kill us all? What would we do?” Joy Behar asked after previously acknowledging Iran does not always do things “legally.”

“You have to do it diplomatically, Joy,” Hostin countered.

“Really? What’s so diplomatic about having a nuclear bomb and threatening another country?” Behar asked.

Hostin noted that the intelligence community has said Iran is not in possession of a nuclear bomb, while Griffin noted that the country’s nuclear ambitions have long been a concern in both Republican and Democratic administrations.

Sara Haines also called out the current Iranian regime and its lack of basic civil rights for women and others, also noting the country largely funds terrorist groups like Hamas, according to intelligence officials.

The debate got especially heated when Whoopi Goldberg and Griffin debated the differences between Iran and the United States. Goldberg agreed with Hostin that Israel’s actions were illegal and the United Nations needs to get more involved.

“Let’s just remember, too, the Iranians literally throw gay people off of buildings. They don’t adhere to basic human rights,” Griffin said.

“Let’s not do that, because if we start with that, we have been known in this country to tie gay folks to the car,” Goldberg said.

“The Iranian regime is today is nothing compared to the United States,” Griffin said as the two fired shots back and forth.

Griffin argued amidst the crosstalk that just the outfit she was wearing on the show would get her in trouble if she were walking the streets of Tehran.

“I can’t have my hair showing. I can wear a skirt. I can have my arms out,” she said.

“Murdering someone for their difference is not good, whoever does it. It’s not good. So that’s why I said you weren’t saying — what I heard is not what you meant,” Goldberg said.

“I think it’s very different to live in the United States in 2025 than it is to live in Iran in 2025,” Griffin said.

“Not if you’re Black,” Goldberg shot back.

“Not for everybody,” Hostin added.

“Let me tell you about being in this country. This is the greatest country in the world. But yeah, I know that. I know. And we all know that, but every day we are worried. Do we have to be worried about our kids? Are our kids going to get shot because they’re running through somebody’s neighborhood?” Goldberg said.

As Griffin continued saying Iran is “much darker” than the US when it comes to civil rights, Goldberg frustratedly said, “You know what, there’s no way I can make you understand it.”

“Try to reverse roles with a Black person in this country, let’s say, cuz I think that’s what you’re talking about. Just try to understand from their point of view, from that point of you, this country does not do them well,” Behar tried explaining while Griffin maintained Iran is “significantly worse” and should be called out as such.

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