New Delhi, March 15 -- Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has now claimed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) read his text messages ahead of the US' war with Iran.

The conservative political commentator posted a video on X on Saturday night and claimed that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is gearing up to charge him with being an "unregistered foreign agent" for Iran, as per the CIA's recommendation.

In a five-minute video, Tucker Carlson claimed that the CIA was preparing to send a criminal referral to the Justice Department over what he described as a supposed offence. He said the alleged violation involved speaking with people in Iran before the war.

The conservative pundit claimed that he is likely to be charged under t...