The View's regular panelists engaged in a heated debate with guest co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck over the recent joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, which killed the country's supreme leader and triggered retaliatory attacks across the Middle East.
Ana Navarro expressed mixed feelings, celebrating the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei but voicing anxiety about entering war without congressional approval. She criticised President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suggesting they benefit politically from war, and compared the situation unfavourably to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Hasselbeck, a former regular co-host from 2003 to 2013, defended the strikes, highlighting hope for Iranian women and the end of a terrorist regime. She argued the war cuts off Iran's oil supply to China, preventing a Chinese stronghold, and stated she trusts the move is best for the nation.
Sunny Hostin countered that the war is illegal and unconstitutional, as only Congress can wage war. She questioned whether regime change had truly occurred, noting that Trump had said potential leaders are now dead, leaving Iranians to choose their own. Hostin criticised Trump for not being the president of peace as promised.
Whoopi Goldberg had to intervene to stop the hosts from speaking over each other, reminding them not to crosstalk before allowing Hostin to continue.
