Curt Mills
Executive director of The American Conservative
Curt Mills (Executive director of The American Conservative) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include United States war with Iran, Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Israel lobby in the United States.
In their words
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United States war with Iran
- Didn’t happen
Mills said there is a reasonable chance a new war will begin within about three weeks despite the ceasefire.
“i think there's a very reasonable chance uh if you have me back on we're gonna be talking about a new war in three weeks but i think this piece is worth trying”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291 (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 31:28
Mills said he opposed the war from the start and that ending it, even on ambitious Iranian terms, is better for the United States than continuing.
“so you know I oppose this war from the start I oppose the Marshall tour I oppose the assassination of Soleimani in 2020”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291 (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 11:21
Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Mills said Israel is trying to kill as many people as possible in Lebanon before a durable framework is signed, and that the strikes are not hitting known Hezbollah strongholds.
“they're trying to kill as many as people as possible and kind of indiscriminately i mean the the places they've hit are not known hezbollah strongholds”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291 (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 27:44
Israel lobby in the United States
Mills argued the United States should cut Israel off, end arms sales and reconsider the alliance, calling Israel a global pariah.
“I think we should cut them off. I I think we should not have a new memorandum of understanding of the israelis i don't think we should sell arms to them”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291 (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 15:05
Strait of Hormuz
Mills predicted the war may end with something functioning like an Iranian tollbooth on the Strait, which he said would not wreck the global economy.
“I do think the Iranian control of the straight may just happen, frankly, that the war may end with something functioning like an Iranian tollbooth”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291 (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 13:32
Predictions
1 didn’t
- Didn’t happen
Mills said there is a reasonable chance a new war will begin within about three weeks despite the ceasefire.
“i think there's a very reasonable chance uh if you have me back on we're gonna be talking about a new war in three weeks but i think this piece is worth trying”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291 (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 31:28 · United States war with Iran
The April 7–8, 2026 US-Iran ceasefire held through late April, and Trump extended it indefinitely on April 21 while the Islamabad talks stalled. Intermittent fighting only began on May 4, and the ceasefire fully collapsed on July 8, well after Mills's roughly three-week window (about April 29). Mills framed it as a 'very reasonable chance,' but the predicted new war did not happen within that window.
Sources: 2026 Iran war ceasefire - Wikipedia · U.S.-Iran Ceasefire and Negotiations: Assessment and Issues for Congress | Congress.gov · US-Iran conflict: What's the latest as the Islamabad talks stall? | Al Jazeera · 2026 Iran war | Britannica
Checked Sep 30, 2026
Appearances
Iran Deal Risks and Fallout, with Curt Mills and Mark Halperin, Plus Jennifer Newsom's Wild Comments, with Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1291The Megyn Kelly Show · Apr 8, 2026 · 2 h 10 min
Megyn Kelly, Curt Mills and Mark Halperin dissect the U.S.–Iran ceasefire and 2026–28 politics, then a culture panel mocks Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Chelsea Handler.
Often appears with
- Megyn Kelly · 1 shared episode
- Mark Halperin · 1 shared episode
- Damilare Sonoiki · 1 shared episode
- Stepfanie Tyler · 1 shared episode