# GOP megadonor publicly breaks with Trump over Iran war

https://mins.news/en/video/112034

- CNN, 2026-10-23 02:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4zQ05nMxjU

> Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel says the United States should not have launched its war with Iran and expresses deep skepticism about the administration’s decision. Trump has called preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons one of his administration’s most significant achievements. Abby Phillip and the NewsNight panel also discuss claims involving Russia and China.

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