Tucker Carlson warns Netanyahu is pressing Trump to restart Iran war, with possible nuclear strike

Tucker Carlson, a US conservative commentator and journalist, has warned that the Trump administration could soon launch a nuclear strike on Iran under pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The warning appeared in several reports, which carry different publication dates and wording. According to a report by telegraphindia.com dated February 11, 2026, Carlson claimed that Netanyahu has been pushing hard for a strike and calls Trump about it every day, citing an informed observer. A headline on that report also said Russia and China were “concerned,” but the supplied text does not give their statements.

Carlson named the potential target as Pickaxe Mountain, which some reports spell Pickax, in central Iran. Reports attribute to Israeli intelligence the claim that Iran has restarted its nuclear enrichment program there. Carlson argued that no conventional American weapon could penetrate about 300 feet of solid granite to destroy the tunnels, leaving a nuclear strike as the only military option. These are Carlson’s claims, and the supplied reports do not independently confirm the intelligence assessment or the weapons assessment.

A firstpost.com report dated November 2, 2026, said Carlson wrote on X on a Sunday that Netanyahu had been pressing Trump to restart the US-Israeli war on Iran. It said Carlson claimed Trump was likely to attack the underground facility near Natanz and that Netanyahu had realised after last week’s election results that his political survival depended on resuming the war. That report also stated that the United States has attacked Iranian nuclear sites at Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, but has not yet targeted Pickaxe Mountain. The report’s account of the election link is Carlson’s claim, not a finding of the report.

An arise.tv report said Carlson posted a lengthy statement on X on a Monday warning that Trump could launch a nuclear strike against Iran within days. It said Carlson alleged that the target was Pickax Mountain, and it attributed the intelligence claim to Israeli intelligence through the word “allegedly.” Carlson cited an unnamed source who allegedly said, “Bibi calls Trump about it every day.” The arise.tv report and the telegraphindia.com report both attribute the daily-call claim to an unnamed or informed source rather than to any named official.

The reports differ on timing. Firstpost and arise.tv describe a strike possibly coming within days of Carlson’s posts, while thesource.com gives a specific date. Its report, headlined as a warning that Trump could launch nukes on Iran by November 7, says Carlson claimed Trump may be considering a strike “as early as November 7.” The supplied text of that report breaks off in the middle of a sentence that begins “Carlson alleged the strike,” so it does not give the rest of Carlson’s account.

None of the supplied reports includes a response from the Israeli government, Netanyahu’s office, the Trump administration, Iran, Russia, or China, apart from the headline of the telegraphindia.com report. Where the accounts conflict on dates and timing, readers should weigh each version as Carlson’s claim as reported by the outlet named, since the supplied material does not establish which timeline is accurate. Proverbs 18:17 is a fitting reference here because the reports hold competing accounts that need to be heard and tested (Proverbs 18:17).