A simmering feud between former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and conservative radio icon Mark Levin is boiling into public view, as both media heavyweights attempt to influence President Donald J. Trump’s policy on Iran amid sensitive peace negotiations.

The clash burst into the open after reports surfaced that Levin had privately met with President Trump and Steve Witkoff, the President’s chief envoy to the Middle East, to express concerns about pursuing a peace agreement with the radical Islamic regime in Tehran. Levin has repeatedly warned against trusting Iran, often voicing strong opposition on his Fox News program.

In an exclusive interview, Carlson took aim at what he views as outdated, war-hungry foreign policy thinking from establishment figures. “It’s amazing how much old people love wars,” Carlson quipped, referencing Levin’s interventionist stance.

But Levin isn’t alone in his skepticism. Rupert Murdoch — the founder of Fox News — has also signaled discontent. Murdoch’s New York Post has published multiple editorials questioning Iran’s sincerity on nuclear disarmament, echoing concerns from hawkish factions in Washington.

Carlson, a vocal supporter of President Trump and longtime critic of endless foreign entanglements, has warned that any military action against Iran would be a grave misstep. He pointed to America’s painful legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan as proof that interventionism has failed.

Upon discovering Levin’s visit to the White House, Carlson posted bluntly on X:

“Mark Levin was at the White House today, lobbying for war with Iran. To be clear, Levin has no plans to fight in this or any other war. He’s demanding that American troops do it.”

Carlson further accused Levin of inflating Iran’s nuclear threat to build a case for war:

“A war with Iran would amount to a profound betrayal of [Trump's] supporters. It would end his presidency. That may explain why so many of Trump’s enemies are advocating for it.”

Levin fired back after Politico reported on his closed-door meeting with the President and Witkoff, accusing the outlet of spreading “propaganda.”

“He and I are very close friends,” Levin insisted, speaking about Trump. “The president knows exactly where I stand on Iran, and he told me he knows exactly where I stand on Iran because he watches my shows on Fox.”

Labeling Politico a biased actor, Levin denied orchestrating a war-pushing lobbying effort. “What I am not doing and what I would not do to Donald Trump is lead a lobbying campaign of hawks,” he declared.

Levin blamed so-called “isolationist” factions for leaking details of the meeting and took a personal swipe at Carlson, mocking him as “Chatsworth Osborne Jr.,” a reference to a snooty 1960s television character known for wearing a bowtie.

“Levin won’t take your crap,” he warned. “He doesn’t like bullies. I’m more than happy to engage with you.”

Levin accused Carlson of undermining Trump from the inside:

“I know who the leakers are. It’s the isolationists who are doing it... they’re trying to undermine the president and what they’re actually doing, America, is they’re making his job 1,000 times more difficult.”

Levin, who is Jewish, went further, asserting that use of the term “neocon” by his critics was thinly veiled antisemitism:

“By the way, neocon is a pejorative for Jew. Unbelievable.”

Speaking with the Daily Mail, Carlson said Levin’s accusation of antisemitism — even against Trump’s own team — was absurd.

“I worked with Mark. I’ve always gotten along with Mark, always been nice to me,” Carlson said. “But yeah, he just accused Trump, the Trump administration of anti-Semitism for calling someone a neocon. [H]e accused Steve Witkoff of anti-Semitism.”

Carlson defended Witkoff, a key player in Trump's peace efforts:

“I think Steve Witkoff is, if there’s anyone who is, you know, has the hand of God on him, it seems to me. I sort of overstate it, but I feel that way.”

Ironically, Witkoff himself is Jewish, a point Carlson emphasized in questioning Levin’s logic:

“We’ve reached peak crazy, I mean, I think Witkoff is Jewish, right?”

Levin wasn’t done. On his syndicated radio show, he blasted Carlson again — calling him a “schmuck” and claiming the term “neocon” is used as coded language by critics hostile to Jewish influence in U.S. foreign policy.

“Why do they keep saying neocon? Because many of the neoconservatives were old-time, left-wing, Democrat Jews,” Levin argued. “They’re not gonna say the Jews this and the Jews—, so they use neocon.”

He closed with a fiery message for Carlson:

“Do whatever you want, it’s perfectly fine by me. But don’t screw with me, you little bastard, by twisting my words. And you should have picked up the phone because I would have cleared things up for you.”