India, June 19 -- In a tense exchange, conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson confronted Senator Ted Cruz over his vocal support for former President Donald Trump's hardline stance on Israel during the escalating conflict with Iran. The interview quickly turned combative as Carlson accused Cruz of backing foreign policy decisions without fully understanding the complexities of Iran, bluntly stating that the senator didn't know key details about "the country you seek to topple."

During an interview, which was released on Wednesday, Carlson grilled Cruz. The interviewer asked the Senator, "How many people live in Iran, by the way." Cruz responded, "I don't know the population," to which Carlson added, "at all?" The senator admit...