"Can you believe everything you hear from the president of Iran? Probably not," the former Fox News host said on Saturday.

Carlson, who has been a staunch critic of the US’s involvement in Israel’s conflict with Iran, said he expects to be “criticized for doing this interview.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Tucker Carlson his country remains open to talks with the US, but that it was difficult to trust Washington after its strikes last month.