A heated exchange unfolded during a recent episode of “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” where progressive commentator Cenk Uygur clashed with conservative Ben Ferguson over the sensitive topic of the Iran conflict. The intense debate highlighted the deep divisions on U.S. support for Israel.

Cenk Uygur, known for founding the show “The Young Turks,” appeared on the program alongside Ferguson to offer his perspective on the ongoing tensions. However, the conversation quickly turned combative as Ferguson, 44, repeatedly interrupted Uygur, challenging his assertions about former President Donald Trump’s potential military actions against Iran.

The interruptions triggered an emotional response from Uygur, 55, who expressed his frustration, stating, “This is why I start shouting on this program, Piers, because every time I start talking, some Israel-first son of a b*** starts talking over me.” His outburst underscored the charged atmosphere of the discussion.

The back-and-forth escalated as both participants spoke over one another, with Uygur eventually exclaiming, “Will you shut the f*** up!” He accused Ferguson of merely echoing “Israeli talking points,” which further inflamed the debate.

‘This is why I start shouting on this program Piers because every time I start talking some Israel first son of a b*** starts talking over me,’ Uygur fumed.

The two continued jabbering over one another before Uygur exclaimed: ‘Will you shut the f*** up!’ and accused Ferguson of parroting ‘Israeli talking points.’

Morgan was forced to intervene, briefly quieting the two before Uygur lost his cool once again, dragging the host into the shouting match.

He and Morgan got into a disagreement after Uygur claimed the US government had been financially enticed into striking Iran because, ‘Israel has given Congress $100 million, and they’ve given Donald Trump $337 million.’ 

Progressive pundit and founder of the show Young Turks, Cenk Uygur, joined Piers Morgan Uncensored on Wednesday to oppose the US war with Iran 

Conservative Ben Ferguson, who defended the US and Israel’s actions in the Middle East appeared to get under Uygur’s skin causing him to erupt 

He exploded once again after Morgan downplayed the significance of the amount of money Israel has given the US. 

‘These are tiny amounts of money in it. Look, they spent billions on day one,’ Morgan said.

This only enraged Uygur further, and he went on to call Morgan ‘mental’ and scream at the top of his lungs that the president was corrupt and purchasable.

Both Ferguson and Morgan tried to get a word in again, but the progressive screamed repeatedly while throwing his hand in the air: ‘I can prove it. I can prove it.’

Ferguson laughed at the insane eruption from Uygur, who was ranting as his eyes bulged.

‘Ben Ferguson, that traitor, said that it was no big deal that 13 Americans died,’ exclaimed Uygur. ‘It’s a huge deal. 13 Americans died. Why did you send your goddamn Israeli friends into a war? They started!’

Ferguson denied ever saying that and pointed out he was wearing a pin with both the American and Israeli flags.

But Uygur retorted: ‘It is exceedingly clear. So, stop working for Israel, you corrupt sons of b******. Work for America.’

The panel host by Piers Morgan (left) consisted of (from left) retired US Army officer and commanding general, Ben Hodges, the former UK ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Richard Dalton, Uygur, and Ferguson 

The two went back and forth with one another repeatedly however, it was obvious the progressive was much more emotional than the conservative

The discussion about the conflict, which began on February 28 after airstrikes hit Iran, appeared relatively well-mannered until Uygur slowly reached his boiling point 

Iran retaliated to the US and Israeli strikes with a barrage of missiles at neighboring nations – some of which broke through air defense systems (seen in Dubai) 

The progressive claimed the easy solution to the Iran conflict was for the US to get the ‘f*** out of there.’

Uygur asked Ferguson to answer a question: ‘Should we be sending Israeli ground troops or American ground troops?’

The conservative replied that no ground troops would be sent into Iran because the president claimed we are not invading the country.

When that answer didn’t satisfy Uygur, he began to scream the question again before Morgan stepped in once again.

‘Cenk, for the sake of your spleen. If nothing else, I’m going to draw an end to this panel debate,’ joked Morgan.

However, a blabbering Uygur continued to riff off any point while screaming before they were cut off.

The explosive exchange unfolded in front of panel guests retired US Army officer and commanding general, Ben Hodges, and the former UK ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Richard Dalton.

Uygur’s behavior was blasted by viewers online. 

An Iranian military truck carrying a missile drives in front of the officials’ stand during a military parade in 2019

One user wrote: ‘He’s angry because the US and Israel are eliminating the major sponsor of terror in the Middle East! But he cannot say that, so he goes full r***** mode!’

Another added: ‘Cenk is going to end up dying of a stroke on air. He’s out of control.’

A third wrote: ‘Cenk is a narcissist who can’t accept that he’s wrong and always has been wrong (go watch his election night coverage for context), and so he gets so angry at people who are opposed to him. Idk how he hasn’t had a stroke yet.’

The Daily Mail has reached out to Cenk Uygur and Ben Ferguson for comment.