Carlson Warns Trump Could Launch Nuclear Strike on Iran by November 7 Amid Netanyahu Pressure

US commentator alleges Israeli PM is pushing Washington to target Iran’s deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility, warning that a nuclear attack could contaminate Gulf water supplies, trigger World War III and unleash catastrophic global consequences.

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WASHINGTON: American political commentator Tucker Carlson has issued a chilling warning that US President Donald Trump could be only days away from considering a nuclear strike against Iran, alleging that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is exerting intense pressure on the White House to attack a heavily fortified underground nuclear facility.

Carlson warned that radioactive fallout from a ground-level nuclear explosion at Pickaxe Mountain could contaminate the Persian Gulf, poisoning the water supply for an estimated 100 million people. He further cautioned that such an attack could trigger World War III, warning that the resulting global conflict could be short but devastatingly final.

In a lengthy post on social media platform X, Carlson identified Pickaxe Mountain in central Iran as the alleged target, claiming that Israeli intelligence believes Tehran has resumed nuclear enrichment activities at the site. He suggested that the facility's underground tunnels, reportedly protected by approximately 300 feet of solid granite, could not be destroyed by conventional American weapons, leaving a nuclear strike as the only military option, Carlson argued.

Citing an unnamed informed observer, Carlson alleged that Netanyahu was pressing Trump on the matter almost daily. “Bibi calls Trump about it every day,” Carlson quoted an informed observer as saying.

He further claimed that the US president could make a decision on whether to use nuclear weapons by November 7, raising fears of an unprecedented escalation in the eight-month-long conflict, Carlson warned.

Carlson portrayed Netanyahu's alleged push for renewed military action as closely linked to his political survival, arguing that 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. Otherwise, he is out as prime minister and on his way to ignominy, investigations and possibly jail,” Carlson said. He further argued that the Israeli prime minister was facing mounting domestic political difficulties and needed to maintain close ties with Trump because he needs this war.

To that end, Carlson also alleged that Netanyahu had been lobbying senior American officials, including Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper, to resume major combat operations rather than pursue a negotiated settlement with Tehran.

“Both oppose a negotiated settlement to the war they’ve so grievously mismanaged; both are pushing to restart major combat operations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA director John Ratcliffe are also following Netanyahu’s lead, as are leaders of the Democratic Party. In a recent meeting on the subject, former president Barack Obama said he opposes the current Iran peace deal being drafted in Doha,” Carlson claimed.

However, Carlson provided no independently verifiable evidence that Washington was preparing a nuclear strike, and neither the White House nor the Israeli government has publicly confirmed that such an option is under consideration.

The allegations come amid heightened regional tensions and growing concerns over the possibility of renewed US military action against Iran. The US news agency reported that American officials had privately urged regional allies to prepare for possible renewed strikes following the November 3 US midterm elections, although no final decision had been announced.

Carlson, meanwhile, said Vice President JD Vance and US special envoy Steve Witkoff were encouraging Trump to pursue diplomatic negotiations, arguing that an agreement with Tehran remained possible despite serious political and diplomatic obstacles.

“The rest of America’s longtime allies in the Middle East are terrified by the prospect of more war. On September 27th, Netanyahu flew secretly to Abu Dhabi to enlist the UAE in his lobbying effort for a final attack on Iran. The Emiratis refused,” Carlson said, adding, “After eight months of conflict, Gulf economies are teetering. So are global energy and fertilizer markets. They won’t recover soon.”

Carlson argued that globally, there are a total of about 850 supertankers used to transport oil from producers to the rest of the world. In October alone, 11 of them were badly damaged in Hormuz. At this pace, a global depression is imminent, he warned.

He also warned that a nuclear attack on Iran could have devastating consequences far beyond the Middle East, potentially contaminating the Persian Gulf, threatening regional water supplies, destabilising global energy and fertiliser markets, and increasing the risk of nuclear confrontation involving other countries, including Russia, India, Pakistan and North Korea.

“An American nuclear attack on Iran would set a new precedent. The Russians have already told at least two other governments that an American nuclear strike on Iran would free them to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Pakistan and India would be tempted to do the same against each other, as would North Korea against Seoul. After the first nuclear strike, World War Three is inevitable. That war would be short and final,” Carlson warned.

Describing the potential consequences as catastrophic, Carlson argued that the first use of nuclear weapons in the current conflict could establish a dangerous international precedent and push the world towards a wider global confrontation.

“We’ve been sleepwalking toward this moment for months. Since February, the administration has quietly rewritten America’s nuclear doctrine to make first use of so-called ‘battlefield nukes’ easier and therefore more likely. No one in Washington in either party seems bothered by this. Now we’re on the brink of it,” Carlson added.

“To his credit, he’s hesitating. At the moment, 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,” Carlson wrote.

“They’re right, though it won’t be simple. The Iranians are famously frustrating to negotiate with under any circumstances, and elements of that government have become more radical since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family were killed in February. After decades of isolation, even relatively moderate Iranian leaders seem confused by how decisions are made in the West. (There is a widespread belief in Tehran, for example, that the United States government controls Israel.) But overall, people who have spoken to decision-makers in Iran say there is consensus there that more war is bad for everyone and a deal is worth making,” Carlson argued.

He further said that one group that had not been consulted so far was the global population — the hundreds of millions of people who, he claimed, would be killed along with their children if Trump were pushed by Netanyahu into launching a nuclear strike the following week. “Now would be the time for them to speak up,” he added.

He urged the international community to speak out against further escalation and called for diplomatic efforts to prevent a nuclear confrontation.