Tucker Carlson has accused Senator Ted Cruz of being a “sleazy feline” for suggesting he was an anti-semite, as MAGA tensions over the Middle East once again erupted on screen. Cruz, in turn, suggested the former Fox News host was “obsessed” with Israel, resulting in a conversation over the Iran conflict descending into yet another slanging match.

Debating Israel and Iran, Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz got hung up on the meaning of a verse in Genesis. It's more relevant than you think.

This time, Cruz was there to try and marginalize a man who is suddenly a big problem for the Trump administration. Carlson has criticized the Trump-backed Israeli strikes on Iran and strongly opposes the US joining in those strikes, which Trump is increasingly considering.