Joe Rogan Questions Timing of U.S. Strikes on Iran and Netanyahu's White House Visits

U.S. involvement in the war with Iran to pressure from Israel, speaking on Thursday's episode of 'The Joe Rogan Experience' with an Australian comedian. Rogan said it 'doesn’t make sense' why the Trump administration chose to attack Iran when it did, suggesting the United States’ 2025 attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities made more sense.

Rogan responded to a question about the reason for the war by stating, 'I don’t know.' He pointed to visits by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying, 'Netanyahu kept visiting the White House.' @Forbes reported these comments came amid Rogan's ongoing criticism of the conflict.

The remarks followed Rogan's appearance at the White House on Saturday, where he joined President Donald Trump. Trump signed an executive order to expedite research into psychedelic drugs, with Rogan standing behind him during the signing. Rogan had texted Trump about ibogaine prior to the visit, and Trump texted back, 'Sounds great.

Do you want FDA approval? ' During the White House event, Trump alluded to Rogan’s critiques of his administration’s handling of the Iran war and the Epstein files, saying, “We all respect Joe. He’s a little bit more liberal than I am,” to laughter in the room.

” “I am,” Rogan responded, noting Trump “joked about it” by calling him liberal.

Rogan has criticized the war in Iran for weeks on his podcast, suggesting Trump violated his campaign promise of 'America First,' according to @Forbes. ' He suggested in January that aggressive immigration raids were a tactic to distract from the Epstein files.

Spotify stated earlier Thursday that 'The Joe Rogan Experience' is the most listened-to podcast of all time on the platform, beating out 'Gemischtes Hackfleisch,' a German comedy podcast, and 'Crime Junkie,' a true crime show. Market research firm Edison Research said last week Rogan was the top podcast of the first quarter of 2026 in the United States.

@Forbes noted Rogan is one of multiple podcasters, including Theo Von and Andrew Schulz, who have criticized the administration since interviewing or endorsing Trump in 2024. Rogan interviewed and endorsed Trump in 2024. Despite his criticisms, Rogan appeared to refrain from directly criticizing Trump in the recent episode, focusing instead on external influences like Israel.