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Carlson alleges Trump could soon authorise nuclear strike on Iranian facility
Tucker Carlson has claimed, without presenting evidence, that Donald Trump could be days away from ordering a nuclear strike on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain facility. Carlson warned that such a strike would make a third world war inevitable, while saying Trump was under pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; neither the US nor Israel has confirmed the allegation.
Trump recently threatened Iran with “the hammer” and spoke with Netanyahu about possible military operations. Pickaxe Mountain is near the Natanz enrichment site, which the US bombed in 2025, and is among the Iranian nuclear-linked sites not hit in US or Israeli strikes. Construction reportedly began in 2020, and experts say the underground facility may support uranium enrichment and centrifuge production; claims that Iran stores highly enriched uranium there remain unproven.
In short
- Carlson alleges a US nuclear strike on Iran could be days away.
- No official confirmation supports the claim.
- Pickaxe Mountain may house protected nuclear facilities.
Explained simply
Iran’s nuclear programme includes facilities used to enrich uranium, a process that can produce fuel for power stations or material for nuclear weapons. Pickaxe Mountain is an underground site near Natanz, where Iran has a major enrichment facility; its exact purpose and what it contains have not been independently confirmed.
The United States and Israel have both carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear-linked sites, including a US attack on Natanz in 2025. Iran, Israel and the United States are key players in a long-running dispute over Iran’s nuclear activities and regional security, with Benjamin Netanyahu leading Israel’s government and Donald Trump the US government.
Any use of a nuclear weapon would have consequences far beyond the immediate target and could sharply widen the conflict. Claims about a possible strike and pressure from Israel have not been confirmed by either government.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Tucker Carlson claims Trump may be days away from using a nuke on Iran to destroy its Pickaxe mountain lair in move that would mean ‘WW3 is inevitable’”.