Comedian Bill Maher issued blistering criticism of President Donald Trump, saying he 'f**ked up' the Iran war.
Earlier this month, Maher, 70, said he agreed with the 79-year-old president about the Iranian war, but just weeks later, he had a long list of complaints he readily shared with his audience and panelists on Friday's episode of his show.
'You know where we f**ked up? A few places,' he said. 'One, we’re blowing up each other’s oil now. They didn’t foresee the Strait of Hormuz stuff well enough.'
The Strait of Hormuz was shut down by Iran, putting pressure on the world's oil supply. The US has been attempting to reopen the Strait, but Trump said on Friday that Europe will have to get involved to fully open it.
The US is attacking Iranian ships near the Strait of Hormuz that are 'threatening international shipping,' CENTCOM said.
Maher also criticized the US military's lack of knowledge when it comes to drones, as he said: 'They should have [known] from the Ukrainian war... Drones are cheap and they can do a lot of damage.'
In retaliation for joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic has launched thousands of Shahed drones at military and civilian infrastructure across the Gulf region.
Despite America and its allies having access to advanced missile interceptor systems, the primitive drones have struck US bases, five-star hotels and oil refineries in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE.
Bill Maher has taken several issues with Donald Trump's war in Iran, including the Strait of Hormuz closure and the US' ability to keep up with Iran's drone supply
'You know where we f**ked up? A few places,' Maher said about Trump's attack on Iran
A single Iranian drone can cost as little as $35,000 to produce, while intercepting it can cost anywhere from $500,000 to $4 million.
The strain on the US military is already showing, as Iran is estimated to have around 100,000 drones, with 500 being produced per month.
But Maher's criticism didn't end there. Like Trump, who encouraged Iranian citizens to revolt, Maher had expected an uprising.
'I was hoping,' he told the audience. But he said citizens would struggle to find the tools to defeat the totalitarian regime as 'this is not 1944 in France, where you can have an underground, where you can smuggle in guns.
'These poor people have been living under this horrible fascist theocracy.'
However, Maher did agree with Republican Representative and Trump supporter, Anna Paulina Luna, that the US did the right thing by attacking Iran first.
'I would rather be on the right side and be able to control the outcome of something that I know is gonna happen, regardless,' Luna said.
'I have to agree,' Maher said.
Maher did, however, agree with his guest Representative Anna Paulina Luna that the US was right to strike first
Today, a massive air strike by Israeli-US forces has hit an Iranian airbase
Video footage shows a huge ball of smoke rising above the edge of the city
Paul Begala, a CNN analyst who was also on the panel, disagreed, saying: 'We're not controlling s**t. What are you talking about, control the outcome?'
Today, a massive air strike by Israeli-US forces has hit an Iranian airbase, triggering a huge explosion which blew an ammunition store sky high.
The hit appears to have taken place at the Vahdati Air Base in the western Iranian city of Dezful, in Khuzestan province.
Video footage shows a huge ball of smoke rising above the edge of the city following an explosion.
A second fireball is then seen mushrooming into the sky, followed by a shockwave that sent the person filming ducking for cover.
It comes as Israel's Defense Minister pledged that attacks on Iran would 'significantly increase' in the coming days, and the US said it has hit more than 8,000 military targets since the conflict began.
