Tucker Carlson claims Trump admin could soon launch nuclear strike on Iran with Netanyahu 'pushing hard'

Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson claimed on Saturday that US President Donald Trump could decide within days whether to authorise a nuclear strike on Iran. He alleged that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressuring the administration to attack an underground nuclear facility.

Carlson did not provide evidence for the claims, and no US or Israeli officials have publicly confirmed them.

In a lengthy post on X, Carlson alleged the proposed target would be "Pickax Mountain" in central Iran, where he claimed Israeli intelligence believes Tehran has restarted uranium enrichment. He further claimed that no conventional US weapon could destroy the underground facility and alleged that a nuclear weapon would be the only military option.

Carlson also claimed Netanyahu has been urging Trump to approve such an attack. “Netanyahu has been pushing hard for one. ‘Bibi calls Trump about it every day,’ says an informed observer,” Carlson claimed.

“Netanyahu is cornered and desperate. After last week’s election results, he can’t form a government unless Trump intervenes directly in Israeli politics and brokers a deal with other parties that gives Netanyahu 61 seats in the Knesset,” Carlson wrote.

He added, “Netanyahu must stay close to Trump. He needs this war.”

However, he also added, “Trump is listening to his vice president, JD Vance, and to his envoy and friend Steve Witkoff, both of whom argue a deal with Iran can be made.”