How confused was Luxon over bombing Iran and his ongoing confusion with NZ First and Labour
Wow.
Read Luxon’s talking points and how he managed to mangle them into that train-wreck interview…
Revealed: The talking points Christopher Luxon failed to nail on Iran
The prime minister’s policy office was provided with a full page of talking points ahead of a press conference seen by some as a low point for the Christopher Luxon’s leadership.
On March 2, the Monday after the United States and Israel first launched strikes on Iran, the prime minister did a round of media interviews and later a post-cabinet press conference on the conflict.
Luxon also struggled to convey New Zealand’s position on the legality of the strikes and he would not pass judgement on the deadly bombing of a primary school.
Documents released to Stuff under the Official Information Act reveal the briefing notes Luxon was given on the Sunday ahead of these media appearances.
The talking points included an explicit line on the deaths of more than 100 schoolchildren killed in a bombing of a school.
“We are horrified by the deaths of civilians – on all sides – including the deaths of more than 100 children in Iran,” the notes said.
When Luxon was directly asked about the bombing at his press conference, he said: “Well, again, that is up for the US and the Israelis—I know they’ve got—with respect to the school bombing, that is up to them to present what has happened there.”
He was pressed again.
“You can’t make a judgement call on whether the deaths of 200 schoolchildren in a bombing is a good or bad thing? Is that what you said?” a journalist asked.
“Well, we want to make sure that any action is protecting civilians. We want to make sure that any action is consistent with international law. But we also, you know, need Israel and the US to explain their actions and their understanding of that event, and that is for them to explain,” was the Prime minister’s answer.
“I’m not in a position to judge that from sitting in New Zealand and just jumping to an assumption or a conclusion there. That is up for them.”
Stuff
…Jesus wept, I thought he’d just fumbled horrifically on a question that he clearly wasn’t briefed on yet he was given a perfect answer, one that he just couldn’t manage!
It gets worse…
Luxon struggled on RNZ’s Morning Report to explain why New Zealand had taken a different approach to partners.
The talking points noted he should say:
- New Zealand has consistently condemned Iran’s nuclear programme, its destabilising activities in the region and the repression of its people.
- There is no doubt that Iran’s behaviour needs to be addressed and contained.
- Israel and the US are trying to do this.
- This explains why they took action.
- We support the right of the Iranian people to determine their future.
- We support Iran no longer posing a threat to regional security.
- We support a de-escalation and a return to negotiations.
Here’s what he said on Morning Report: “Well we acknowledge the actions they have taken by the US and Israel they were independent actions but they’re designed to prevent Iran from continuing to threaten international peace and security and that’s what its about.
“Also the NZ position over many decades over many different governments along with the international community frankly has been to condemn Iran’s repression of its own people, its funding of armed proxies and also its nuclear and missile programme.”
Shortly following Luxon’s morning media appearances, DPMC asked for more extensive talking points that more closely aligned with Australia and the UK.
…he clearly wanted to support Trump and Israel and was trying to do that…
This led to the explosive email chain which was released by Winston Peters office at the end of April in which the Foreign Minister’s office pushed back strongly against this as it may constitute a significant change in position.
…why did he want to support this so badly? Was it because he’s an Evangelical Christian who believes in the rapture after the war in the Valley of Armageddon?
Who would Jesus bomb?
His confusion doesn’t end there, he keeps believing NZFirst will go with Labour or that Labour would even want him…
The Prime Minister says while he trusts Winston Peters as a coalition partner he can’t be certain of the NZ First leader’s loyalty after the upcoming election.
NZH
…let’s be clear, it’s National’s whole Government we want out, the Left doesn’t want NZFirst anymore than we want Trump to be our King.
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So Luxon did not want to criticise or damp down Israels / the Usa’s Shocking & Awful blood lust bombing and missile campaign ,,,,,,,
Like a wife or woman beater ,,,, it’s never just once ,,,,, “The Iranian Red Crescent Society reported specific figures of 498 schools and 281 medical centers, hospitals, and pharmacies hit and damaged as of early April 2026,” ,,,, Luxon did not want to express regret or sorrow for the initial mass slaughter of children and double tap targeting of a school , as he may have had to do this over and over and over again……. And how could he drum up public support for this illegal war if he had to do that?.
Luxon should have rested easy in the fact our western media was always going to stay largely mute on all the follow up targeted destruction of schools and hospitals that is the Israeli / Usa method for waging war ,,,,, Schools, hospitals and the other 80,000 plus civilian buildings / civilian infrastructure damaged or destroyed is no accident.
The talking points that Luxon could not bring himself to use were scripted bullshit to put lipstick on an undeclared war of aggression,,,, bullshit and propaganda,
Western media look like fools and insult our intelligence when they talk about thousands attending Khameneis funeral ,,, It’s quite clearly millions upon millions https://youtu.be/oUFKQDsijFA
Killing this aged, moderate religious leader,,,, along with his infant granddaughter and other family members ,,,,, was an own goal by the paedophile protecting war criminal nations that Israel & the Usa represent ,,, with Luxon desperate for membership to their club
Using the pretext of negotiations to do a dirty sneak attack and deliberately kill their religious leader ended up drawing the Iranian nation together like nothing else could ,,, and he was the one who forbid and prevented Iran from building nuclear weapons,, Not Israeli and usa violence.
The largest gathering in human history https://youtu.be/ZtvhE3wueqM?t=240
Excellent comment. Thorough and astute.
We need a dunce speaking for us, articulating our position, like we need a hole in the head. Never mind it being a ‘low in his leadership’. He should have been replaced for such mealy-mouth blather. He has never stood up for us and this was no exception.
Even the official talking points were ambiguous B/S.
Luxon should have resigned at that point. Trouble is, he is supported by other meanly-mouthed blatherers whose ability to tell the truth is non-existent.
Luckily, many of us have their measure.
Luxon is too damned lazy and thick to comprehend or learn from the “talking points” given to him before interviews. He is so infatuated with himself and acts like he is playing a part in a soap opera, chasing every photo-shoot he can so his ‘handsome face’ is always in the media. It’s clear he hasn’t a sincere bone in his body and certainly is NOT a Christian! Every time he stuffs up, he pretends he wasn’t told or just didn’t know. He should know, FGS he is PM, but is so far off the pace and so out of touch with reality, it beggars belief. NZ is riddled with these egotistical fools, most of them RW!