Podcaster Joe Rogan has once again questioned President Donald Trump's strategy in the ongoing Iran war, just days after the two appeared together in the Oval Office. Rogan endorsed Trump for president in 2024 but has since grown increasingly critical of his administration, particularly over the conflict with Iran.
Rogan's Latest Criticism
On Thursday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring comedian James McCann, Rogan suggested the administration's timing in launching the war 'doesn't make sense.' 'People have wanted people out of Iran, the people that are running Iran, for 47 years, but no one has actually gone and done it the way this administration did it,' Rogan said. 'And it doesn't make sense they chose to do it when they did.'
He continued: 'Like what made sense was when they dropped that bunker buster bomb to disable their nuclear plant, or nuclear weapons manufacturing … that was like, that's it. But then when we went back into Iran, I'm like, what happened? I mean, like, what caused that?'
Questioning Israel's Role
Rogan also questioned whether Israel influenced the decision to launch the war. 'But, you know, why did we do it? I don't know. I think because of Israel, if I had to guess,' he said. Trump has denied this, writing on Truth Social: 'Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, did.'
Exit Strategy Concerns
The podcaster further questioned the administration's exit plan. 'You got to wonder, like, how do you get out of this, and then what does the exit look like? Do we have troops over there forever now? Do we subsidize them if we blow up their power grid and all their infrastructure?' he said.
Trump's timeline for the war, which began Feb. 28, remains unclear. 'Don't rush me...so we're in Vietnam, like, for 18 years. We're in Iraq for many, many years. I don't like to say World War II, because that was a biggie, but we were four-and-a-half, almost five years in World War II. We were in the Korean War for seven years,' Trump told reporters Thursday. 'I've been doing this for six weeks, and their military is totally defeated.' He added that he could not provide a clear timeline because 'they (Iran) have all new leadership, and they're fighting like cats and dogs.'
The Independent has contacted the White House for comment.
