Billionaire Peter Thiel, a major early financial backer of President Trump, publicly criticized the administration’s war with Iran during a private lecture – stating that the U.S. should never have launched the conflict and warning that American officials could face prosecution by the International Criminal Court.
Thiel suggested that the Cheney family’s criticism of Trump is an attempt to buy favor with the ICC to avoid prosecution, and he characterized the threat of an ICC arrest warrant as the “sword of Damocles” hanging over the Trump administration due to the Iran war.
Thiel disclosed that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told him in early 2024 that he could not “Dresdenize” Gaza, a reference to the WWII Allied bombing of Dresden, highlighting the scale of destruction both leaders have sought to avoid.
The criticism from Thiel highlights deepening divisions within Trump’s political coalition over foreign policy, pitting neoconservative interventionists against the “America First” anti-war elements who oppose the prolonged and undeclared military conflict.
The Iran war, initially presented as a limited campaign, has extended far beyond projections and created political challenges for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections as Democrats criticize the operation’s duration and costs.
Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel, one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s earliest and most significant financial backers, delivered a stark critique of the administration’s war with Iran during a private lecture on Oct. 12.
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