Peter Thiel breaks with Trump over Iran war: 'We should not have done it'

Peter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir Technologies, criticized the US-Iran war, diverging from President Donald Trump's foreign policy stance, according to POLITICO. Thiel, who has been a major Republican donor, said during a lecture that he believes the United States should not have launched the war in Iran, putting him at odds with Trump on a key foreign policy decision.

Thiel, who is skeptical of the war, highlighted a lot of mistakes made and expressed concerns about losing hard power and soft power in the conflict. Despite his criticism, Thiel continued to support Trump and suggested he wanted to protect the president. However, Thiel's break on the war represents one of the most significant instances of a loyal Trump ally expressing deep concerns about the conflict.