Tucker Carlson claims a 'cornered and desperate' Netanyahu is pushing Trump towards a nuclear strike on Iran within days
Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and JD Vance. Tucker Carlson alleged on Sunday that Netanyahu had been calling Trump daily to press for a nuclear strike on Iran within days.Trump told reporters on Saturday that talks with Iran were "going fine" and he was "not in much of a hurry" — even as he warned he could wipe out Iran's remaining nuclear sites "in 10 minutes.Iran's Pickaxe Mountain facility, which Tucker Carlson claimed on Sunday is impenetrable to conventional munitions, making a nuclear strike "the only military option.Tucker Carlson, whose claims were contradicted by Marco Rubio, who said no final decision on resuming strikes had been made.
Tucker Carlson claimed on X that Trump could decide by 7 November whether to authorise a nuclear strike on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain facility, alleging Netanyahu phones Trump daily to push for an attack. Carlson — citing only unnamed observers — warned that fallout from a ground-level nuclear detonation could contaminate the Persian Gulf and threaten the water supply of around 100 million people.
Trump previously ruled out using nuclear weapons against Iran, saying on Newsmax on 15 October that they were 'unnecessary' and that the US could use the 'Mother of All Bombs' instead.
Carlson claims Vance and envoy Steve Witkoff are urging Trump to let negotiations play out, while Hegseth and CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper are pushing to restart combat.
No US or Israeli official has confirmed the claims; Marco Rubio has said no final decision on resuming strikes has been made.
