FIRESTORM: Britney Spears’s Iranian-American ex Takes Controversial Stand on Iran

Britney Spears’s ex-husband Sam Asghari has offered his take on the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday.

The 31-year-old Iranian-American actor, who was previously married to the pop star for nearly two years, opened up about the topic to TMZ during an outing in Los Angeles over the weekend.

Trump and Israel bombarded Iran with a daytime airstrike on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well as other leaders.

When asked to share his thoughts, Asghari said, ‘I’m always grateful for America and I’ve always been a proud American – just because everything I have is because of America.’

The star added that he is ‘even more proud to be an American’ today before sending his gratitude to ‘the soldiers and the military of the United States.’

Asghari further expressed that Khamenei’s death was ‘well-deserved.’

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Britney Spears’ ex-husband Sam Asghari, 31, has offered his take on the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday

Trump and Israel bombarded Iran with a daytime airstrike on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well as other leaders

‘He deserved a lot more than death because he’s caused so much chaos around the world, American casualties,’ as well as the deaths of Iranian civilians.

Asghari labeled the regime as ‘brutal’ and ‘had to go at any cost because they’ve caused so much chaos in the Middle East.’

The media personality added that he hopes to ‘see a peaceful Middle East’ in the future as well as peace throughout the world.

‘War is absolutely not great and I want nothing but peace for this world,’ Asghari explained.

Towards the end of the conversation, the star stated that the ‘Iranian people are completely different from the government.’

Asghari added, ‘Hopefully the Iranian people are able to get their freedom and get their country back.

‘So, I just hope less and less casualties of civilians. Nobody deserves death and hopefully that happens.’

Last month in January, he attended a pro-freedom rally in support of Iran in Los Angeles – and shared a clip of himself at the event to Instagram.

Sam Asghari talks about Prince Pahlavi replacing Khamenei

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When asked to share his thoughts, Asghari said, ‘I’m always grateful for America and I’ve always been a proud American – just because everything I have is because of America’

‘He deserved a lot more than death because he’s caused so much chaos around the world, American casualties,’ as well as the deaths of Iranian civilians; Khamenei seen in 2024 in Iran

Asghari added, ‘Hopefully the Iranian people are able to get their freedom and get their country back’; seen in 2025 in West Hollywood

He could be seen holding a version of the Iranian flag that had been used up until the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

In the caption of the post, he simply penned to his followers, ‘Los Angeles protest,’ followed by red, white and green emojis.

Back in 2022, the star shared a video as he explained why he supported protests taking place in Iran at the time.

‘After 1979, the Islamic Republic regime took over and forced its ideology, propaganda and dictatorship on the people.’

He continued, ‘It slaughtered, murdered and stole from innocent people.

‘The country is now known for being the biggest sponsor of terrorism. It’s now hated by every single country because of this horrible government. But they are the biggest terrorist for its own people.’

Asghari was born in Tehran, Iran in 1994 before moving to the United States when he was 13-years-old.

‘I’m fortunate to have grown up between two extremely different cultures,’ the Hacks star told Men’s Health back in 2021.

Sam Asghari proudly waves the Iranian flag at LA rally

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Last month in January, he attended a pro-freedom rally in support of Iran in Los Angeles – and shared a clip of himself at the event to Instagram

Back in 2022, the star shared a video as he explained why he supported protests taking place in Iran at the time; photo taken on February 28 of smoke in Tehran, Iran

‘We moved here to live here, to speak the language, to contribute to this country,’ he added, and learned English in high school.

Asghari first crossed paths with ex-wife Spears in 2016 on set of the music video for her track Slumber Party.

The former couple tied the knot in June 2022 and just one year later, he filed for divorce and cited ‘irreconcilable differences.’

Asghari and Spears reached a settlement agreement in May 2024, with the pair officially being divorced in December of that year.

Asghari and Spears reached a settlement agreement in May 2024, with the pair officially being divorced in December of that year; seen in 2018 in Beverly Hills

The Baby One More Time songstress has been active on social media and had a wardrobe malfunction in a dancing clip shared to Instagram on Wednesday

The Baby One More Time songstress has been active on social media and had a wardrobe malfunction in a dancing clip shared to Instagram on Wednesday.

She donned a plunging lace bodysuit as she grooved to Clean Bandit’s 2016 track Rockabye.

As she did so, the performer experienced a nip slip as the ensemble struggled to stay up as she flaunted her dance moves.

Her blonde locks flowed down past her shoulders in the racy video and she completed the look with colorful bracelets.