Steve Bannon sounded the alarm, cautioning that if the United States enters the intensifying conflict between Israel and Iran, it could not only destroy President Donald Trump’s political alliance but also lead to disastrous consequences for Israel itself.
During an appearance on The Tucker Carlson Show, Bannon reacted to the weekend’s dramatic surge in violence, which saw Israeli strikes hit sensitive nuclear and military targets. In response, Iran launched retaliatory attacks that killed dozens of people in Israel and wounded over 500.
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Bannon expressed deep unease—not just over the geopolitical risks but also the internal political fallout. He said this war could unravel the carefully built MAGA coalition that has powered Trump’s comeback and jeopardize the policies that defined his presidency.
According to Bannon, that political alliance is unified around three central goals: pulling the U.S. out of endless foreign wars, taking control of immigration and removing illegal entrants, and renegotiating trade to bring manufacturing back to American soil.
“They’re trying to shut all three down,” he said. “But the one that they’re obsessed with the most… is the forever wars.”
Bannon argued that efforts pushing the U.S. toward deeper involvement in the Middle East are coming from within Trump’s own circles, with the intent to fracture his political base. He and Carlson have publicly criticized Trump-aligned figures like Sean Hannity and Mark Levin in recent days, accusing them of advocating for war. Carlson slammed them as “warmongers,” while Bannon charged that their positions play directly into the hands of the entrenched Washington elite that Trump vowed to fight.
Looking back on Trump’s accomplishments, Bannon said the administration had already achieved major victories on border security and trade. “Now we’re really going down and actually having the deportation, see the fight [in Los Angeles]. And then out of nowhere comes a war with Persia. It’s like a shooting war with Persian, a massive shooting war of Persia, and it’s like, how did this happen?”
Bannon warned that if Trump’s team becomes consumed by foreign conflict, the movement’s focus on America-first policies could evaporate—and with it, key support for Israel might collapse.
He added: “And that’s why I’ve been up as a defender of Israel, and someone that’s very pro-Israel. I’ve been saying, ‘Hey, this is going to be the end of Israel because of the way these decisions have been made.’ And you have, I think, shockingly, today early when we had you on the show, you bring up a point that we have to address, which I think it’s the thing itself. What is it about this apparatus?”
Bannon drew parallels to the lead-up to the Iraq war, describing the current drive toward conflict as being manufactured by insiders in Washington, D.C.
Bannon said: “It’s like what’s happened over the last 72 hours? How do we even get to this point? How did this actually happen? Who made these decisions when we had the intel out there that this was not like a thing?”
He pressed the issue further, saying: “The question before us is not simply the Israel-Persia situation, it’s what the fuck is going on in this city that just drives this city, whether you’re Barack Obama or Donald Trump. And if we don’t sort it out now, and I mean right now, that’s what we have to have a throwdown,” he continued,”… We’re prepping for a major shooting war.”
He argued that unless the so-called deep state is purged more aggressively, the movement will continue to face sabotage. He warned that even under Trump, MAGA-friendly leadership had only a shaky hold on the bureaucracy.
“Now’s the time we got to lance the boil,” he said.

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{Matzav.com}