Tech investor Peter Thiel says US should not have launched war on Iran: Report

Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel voiced strong skepticism about the US war against Iran, saying Washington should never have launched the conflict, Politico reported Thursday. “I’m skeptical of (the war), I think we should not have done it,” Thiel said at a private event on Oct. 12, according to audio obtained by Politico. “There were a lot of mistakes that were made.” Thiel, a major Republican donor and longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, also questioned whether the US had the means to sustain its position in the conflict. “Maybe we don’t have the hard power. Maybe we’re going to lose the soft power war,” he said. READ: Vance acknowledges ‘failures’ in US handling of Iran war In the lecture earlier […]