What Alastair Crooke has said about Israel Defense Forces
1 quote · 1 episode · Apr 9, 2026
Alastair Crooke, Former British MI6 officer and director of Conflicts Forum, has been quoted on Israel Defense Forces once in 1 episode of The Tucker Carlson Show, most recently on April 9, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Crooke reports that Israel's military chief of staff told the cabinet the IDF is overextended and collapsing.
“the staff went to the cabinet the other day and said, listen, the IDF, the military force is collapsing. We're totally overextended”
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Episodes
BREAKING: Netanyahu’s Terror Attack on Lebanon Destroys Trump’s Ceasefire. Tucker Reacts.The Tucker Carlson Show · Apr 9, 2026 · 2 h 24 min
Tucker Carlson argues Israel's strikes on Beirut undermined Trump's Iran ceasefire, then interviews Alastair Crooke on Iran's resilience, Hormuz leverage and the war's likely course.
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