What Charlie Kirk said about Iran, Israel, Islam and Jeffrey Epstein

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was reportedly shot and killed, held complex views on Middle East policy. As a self-described Evangelical Christian Zionist, he generally supported Israel's war on Gaza and reiterated Israeli talking points, blaming Hamas for Palestinian suffering. However, he also hosted critics of Israel and lobbied against a potential conflict with Iran, highlighting a divide within the populist conservative movement. Kirk was also known for making deeply Islamophobic remarks, advocating for a US based on "Christendom" in opposition to what he called "Islamism."