On the October 8 edition of his CNN Headline News show, Glenn Beck began a segment on Iran by asserting, “War with Iran is no longer a question of 'if,' I believe it's a question of 'when.' ” Beck went on to state: “Iran has long been the puppet master in the Middle East. You don't have to take my word for it. Just watch any episode of Law & Order. Use the thinking, you know, that helps them solve all the tough cases. Iran has the means, the motive, and the opportunity to try and destroy our American way of life by controlling the Middle East."

Beck continued: “Since 1979, they have been orchestrating a coalition to wipe us off the face of the Earth and establish their psychotic extremist regime. It is time for us to stop sending diplomats to reason with warrior chess players.” He added, “The clock is ticking. The only way to avoid war is to demand that the rest of the world impose harsh, consistent, and unwavering sanctions. Nothing else, other than all-out war -- and that's a very bad thing -- nothing else will stop Iran's march towards domination of the West and the rest of the world.” Beck also stated, “We went into Iraq because at the time everybody, even [Sen.] Ted Kennedy [D-MA] -- yes, believe it or not -- thought Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. I told you at the time war with Iraq has been a prelude to an eventual war with Iran. I told you that before we went into Iraq. Now we have no longer any other options but to go into Iran.”

He concluded: “If you don't want war -- and count me in on that -- those on the left must join those, like me, on the right and demand sanctions. I'd love for that to happen. But you know, since I don't live in the Technicolor world of the movies, because I've been showing this movie for the last five years, I know how it ends.”

As Media Matters for America documented, on the April 3 edition of his television show, Beck asserted that the war in Iraq “was never about Saddam Hussein or weapons of mass destruction. I mean, that was a bonus. It was always about getting to Iran, the head of the snake and the center of evil in the modern world.” On the July 24, 2006, edition of his show, Beck claimed, “We went into Iraq three years ago to prevent World War III ... to prevent the evil Iranian ideology from spreading across the region.”

From the October 8 edition of CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck:

BECK: War with Iran is no longer a question of “if,” I believe it's a question of “when.” And here's how I got there.

For those of you who haven't been paying attention to this stupid little show for 18 months or five years that I've been on national radio saying this, let me run through my holy trinity of truths about Iran, because nobody else on TV or radio has the balls to do it. And here it is.

We have got to start calling evil by its name. Iran and their terrorist regime are not making threats. They are making promises. And, last but not least, in the Middle East Iran is the head of the snake. I have been ringing this bell for the last five years, because the simple truth is Iran is dangerous.

Our politicians will not tell us the truth on this. The media is ignoring the truth, or they don't understand it. And the United Nations couldn't recognize the truth if it was, you know, shaped like giant bags of money.

We went into Iraq because at the time everybody, even Ted Kennedy -- yes, believe it or not -- thought Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. I told you at the time war with Iraq has been a prelude to an eventual war with Iran. I told you that before we went into Iraq. Now we have no longer any other options but to go into Iran.

Iran has long been the puppet master in the Middle East. You don't have to take my word for it. Just watch any episode of Law & Order. Use the thinking, you know, that helps them solve all the tough cases. Iran has the means, the motive, and the opportunity to try and destroy our American way of life by controlling the Middle East.

Since 1979, they have been orchestrating a coalition to wipe us off the face of the Earth and establish their psychotic extremist regime. It is time for us to stop sending diplomats to reason with warrior chess players.

So tonight, here's what you need to know. It is time for the left and the right to unite against our common enemy. The clock is ticking. The only way to avoid war is to demand that the rest of the world impose harsh, consistent, and unwavering sanctions. Nothing else, other than all-out war -- and that's a very bad thing -- nothing else will stop Iran's march towards domination of the West and the rest of the world.

If you don't want war -- and count me in on that -- those on the left must join those, like me, on the right and demand sanctions. I'd love for that to happen. But you know, since I don't live in the Technicolor world of the movies, because I've been showing this movie for the last five years, I know how it ends.