US conducted 'tremendous terror,' worse than al-Qaeda, Hasan Piker says in Axios interview

Far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker told Axios that the US conducted 'tremendous terror,' worse than al-Qaeda, citing a deadly strike on an Iranian school. Piker, who has over 3 million followers, is tied to Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's campaign, drawing Republican attack ads. The Trump administration has not released findings from a Pentagon investigation into the strike.

Far-left Twitch streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker told Axios in a podcast released Thursday that the US conducted more terrorism than al-Qaeda. Piker, who has over 3 million followers, stood by his previous statement that 'America is the top dog in terrorism,' explaining that the US has committed more terrorism 'pound for pound as far as the number of deaths.' He cited a US missile strike on an elementary school in Minab, Iran, in March 2026, which killed 140 schoolgirls, as an example. The Trump administration has not released findings from a Pentagon investigation into the strike, but evidence indicates at least one US missile struck the school. Piker also said the Middle East would be 'more stable' if Iran had nuclear weapons. Piker has been tied to Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed through his campaigning. Republican-affiliated groups have spent nearly $3 million on ads attacking El-Sayed over his connection to Piker, including a 2019 clip of Piker saying 'America deserved 9/11.' El-Sayed has dismissed the connection, calling Piker a 'streamer in California,' and said he disagrees with Piker's statement about the US and al-Qaeda.