Tucker Carlson: Netanyahu Pushes Trump Administration to Launch Nuclear Strike on Iran's 'Mount Axe'

A warning issued by American media personality Tucker Carlson in an article on the “X” platform, suggesting the possibility of the United States using a nuclear weapon against Iran, has revived a scenario unseen since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

While Carlson speaks of pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on President Donald Trump to make a decision by November 7, military data point to actual U.S. preparations to strike heavily fortified Iranian facilities, raising questions about the ability of conventional weapons to destroy them.

Carlson’s narrative relies on information he attributes to unnamed sources, claiming that Netanyahu is pressuring Trump to target the “Mount Alborz” facility near Natanz with a nuclear weapon, while Vice President J.D. Vance and envoy Steve Witkoff push for a negotiated settlement. There is no conclusive evidence confirming that the use of a nuclear weapon is genuinely under consideration on the U.S. decision-making table.

The Axios website revealed on November 1 that Trump and Netanyahu had a phone call, during which the Israeli prime minister urged launching an attack after the midterm elections on Tuesday, while the U.S. president preferred granting negotiations additional time.

Carlson asserted that no weapon is capable of penetrating the defenses of the facility, which lies approximately 300 feet underground, making a “nuclear strike the only option.”

He added: “Netanyahu is trapped and desperate. Following last week’s election results, he cannot form a government unless Trump directly intervenes in Israeli politics and brokers a deal with other parties that would grant Netanyahu 61 seats in the Knesset. Otherwise, he will lose his position as prime minister and head toward disgrace, investigations, and possibly prison. Netanyahu must stay close to Trump. He needs this war.”

Trump had previously ruled out the use of a nuclear weapon in an interview with Newsmax on October 15, stating that Washington “does not need it.” However, in the same interview, he discussed the possibility of striking “Mount Alborz” and quickly disabling the facility.

The U.S. president has the authority to order the use of a nuclear weapon without prior congressional approval. The declared nuclear doctrine retains the option of first use under exceptional circumstances to defend vital U.S. and allied interests. Carlson’s claim that the administration secretly lowered the threshold for nuclear use since February lacks confirmation in any published official documents.