Tucker Carlson says the CIA read his text messages with Iran and claims the agency is trying to get him charged as a foreign agent.

"The CIA is preparing some kind of criminal referral against me," Carlson said. "What's the crime? Talking to people in Iran before the war. They read my texts."

Carlson claims the agency is pushing for charges under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires anyone working politically on behalf of foreign governments to register with the U.S. government.

He strongly denied being connected to the Iranian regime. "I'm not an agent of a foreign power," Carlson said, adding he has never taken money from another country and his only loyalty is to the United States.