An April 7 WorldNetDaily article by Joe Kovacs tried to be alarmist:
Popular journalist Tucker Carlson is now issuing a stark warning against any U.S. military strike on Iran, calling it “suicidal” and claiming “we’d lose the war that follows.”
“Whatever you think of tariffs, it’s clear that now is the worst possible time for the United States to participate in a military strike on Iran,” Carlson posted on X Monday.
“Thousands of Americans would die. We’d lose the war that follows.
“Nothing would be more destructive to our country. And yet we’re closer than ever, thanks to unrelenting pressure from neocons.
“This is suicidal. Anyone advocating for conflict with Iran is not an ally of the United States, but an enemy.”
But when President Trump did launch military strikes at Iran, WND quickly changed its tune — it is a Trump Regime Media outlet, after all. An anonymously written June 21 article helped Trump gush over the strikes:
President Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. had successfully bombed multiple nuclear sites in Iran, representing the first time the United States has conducted a direct attack on the regime.
“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” Trump wrote in the post. “All planes are now outside of Iran air space.”
He said a “full payload of BOMBS” was dropped on the primary site, Fordow.
[…]All planes are safely on their way home, according to Trump.
“Congratulations to our great American Warriors,” he wrote. “There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
WND followed that with more articles defending Trump and bashing his critics:
- ‘You don’t know what you’re talking about’: Watch Marco Rubio school network anchor on Iran’s nuclear program
- ‘MIGA!’ Trump floats regime change in Iran while hammering one U.S. Republican as a ‘pathetic LOSER’
- Dems criticizing Trump for strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites ignored thousands of bombs dropped by Obama
A June 22 article by Kovacs, however, did raise questions about whether Trump’s Iran strikes were constitutional. Kovacs followed that with an article fretting that former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev delcared that “A number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads.” A June 23 article by Kovacs touted Trump sounding panicky over the threat:
President Donald Trump expressed concern Monday over a statement by the former president of Russia who is now warning: “A number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads.”
The comment comes from Dmitry Medvedev, who is currently the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council.
Trump is now asking rhetorically on Truth Social: “Did I hear Former President Medvedev, from Russia, casually throwing around the ‘N word’ (Nuclear!), and saying that he and other Countries would supply Nuclear Warheads to Iran?
“Did he really say that or, is it just a figment of my imagination? If he did say that, and, if confirmed, please let me know, IMMEDIATELY.“The ‘N word’ should not be treated so casually. I guess that’s why Putin’s ‘THE BOSS.'”
Trump concluded his message by noting: “By the way, if anyone thinks our ‘hardware’ was great over the weekend, far and away the strongest and best equipment we have, 20 years advanced over the pack, is our Nuclear Submarines. They are the most powerful and lethal weapons ever built, and just launched the 30 Tomahawks – All 30 hit their mark perfectly. So, in addition to our Great Fighter Pilots, thank you to the Captain and Crew!”
Kovacs’ concern about Russia is an about-face from WND’s usual pro-Russia sympathies. Just a few weeks earlier, Kovacs was freaking out over Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on military assets deep inside Russia.