Piers Morgan Uncensored Are You Pleased He's Dead?' Piers Morgan Grills Mehdi Hasan on Ayatollah - With Sam Asghari
Mar 11, 2026
Sam Asghari, Iranian-American actor and model who grew up in Iran, shares personal memories of repression and diaspora activism. Mehdi Hasan, political commentator and editor-in-chief, discusses Middle East strategy and the legality and consequences of Iran’s leader’s killing. They debate war rationale, geopolitical motives, protest movements, and Hollywood’s role in speaking out.
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Energy And China Are Factors But Not Sole Drivers
- Geopolitics beyond Israel matter; energy and China factor into Middle East strategy.
- Mehdi acknowledges oil and China are factors but frames current actions as imperialism and Israel-driven, not grand strategic planning by Trump.
Be Precise With Nazi Comparisons
- Using Nazi analogies is often lazy and misleading in foreign-policy debates.
- Mehdi distinguishes between comparing tactics to historic atrocities and equating a regime's ambitions with Nazi Germany.
Antiwar Coalition Cuts Across Ideologies
- Opposition to the war spans unexpected political alignments, creating strange alliances.
- Mehdi notes figures from Tucker Carlson to Nick Fuentes oppose the war, reflecting fractures in MAGA and conservative politics.