El periodista estadounidense Tucker Carlson aseguró que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, podría ordenar un ataque nuclear contra Irán en los próximos días, presuntamente bajo presión del primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu.
En una publicación en la red social X, Carlson planteó que la posible decisión podría tomarse el próximo 7 de noviembre. Sin embargo, sus afirmaciones se basan en supuestos testimonios de observadores que no identificó y no presentó documentación oficial que respalde la información.
De acuerdo con el comunicador, uno de los posibles objetivos sería la denominada Montaña Pica, en el centro de Irán, donde, según su versión, Israel habría detectado la reanudación del enriquecimiento de material nuclear.
Carlson sostuvo que las instalaciones estarían protegidas por túneles cubiertos por aproximadamente 300 pies de granito, por lo que, según su planteamiento, las armas convencionales estadounidenses no tendrían capacidad para destruirlas.
El periodista también vinculó la supuesta presión de Netanyahu con el escenario político de Israel, al señalar que el primer ministro necesitaría reunir 61 escaños para formar gobierno después de las próximas elecciones.
Asimismo, mencionó al secretario de Defensa estadounidense, Pete Hegseth, y al comandante del Comando Central de Estados Unidos (CENTCOM), Brad Cooper, como presuntos promotores de retomar operaciones militares a gran escala contra Irán.
En contraste con ese escenario, Carlson afirmó que el vicepresidente estadounidense, JD Vance, y el enviado especial Steve Witkoff estarían a favor de alcanzar un acuerdo con Irán para evitar una nueva ofensiva militar.
Según su publicación, Trump escucha los argumentos de ambos funcionarios y todavía tendría dudas sobre la posibilidad de utilizar armas nucleares, mientras se trabaja en una propuesta de paz en Doha, capital de Catar.
Carlson advirtió que una nueva operación militar podría agravar las afectaciones económicas en la región del Golfo, particularmente en los mercados de energía y fertilizantes.
También alertó sobre las posibles consecuencias ambientales de una explosión nuclear en territorio iraní, al señalar que podría contaminar el Golfo Pérsico y afectar el suministro de agua de millones de personas. No obstante, tampoco presentó sustento técnico para esa estimación.
Under pressure from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Trump administration may be within days of launching a nuclear strike on Iran. The target would be Pickax Mountain in central Iran, where Israeli intelligence claims the Iranian government has restarted its nuclear enrichment program. No conventional weapon in the American arsenal can penetrate 300 feet of solid granite to destroy the tunnels where enrichment is supposedly taking place. The only military option is a nuclear strike. Netanyahu has been pushing hard for one. “Bibi calls Trump about it every day,” says an informed observer. 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. Netanyahu must stay close to Trump. He needs this war. To that end, he’s applied maximum pressure to his closest allies in the administration, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper. 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. 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. After eight months of conflict, Gulf economies are teetering. So are global energy and fertilizer markets. They won’t recover soon. 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. A nuclear strike would radically accelerate the destruction. Fallout from a ground explosion at Pickax Mountain would contaminate the Persian Gulf, poisoning the water supply for 100 million people. And those are just some of the immediate consequences for the region. The rest of the world is every bit as exposed. No country other than the United States has ever used a nuclear weapon in war. Some would like to. 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. 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. Close observers say Trump is likely to decide by next weekend whether or not to use nuclear weapons. That would be November 7, six days from now. 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. 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. One group that hasn’t been consulted so far is the global population — the hundreds of millions of people who will be killed along with their children if Trump is pushed by Netanyahu into launching a nuclear strike next week. Now would be the time for them to speak up.
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) November 2, 2026
Finalmente, el periodista consideró que un ataque de este tipo podría alentar a otros países a utilizar armas nucleares y provocar una escalada internacional que, en su opinión, podría derivar en una tercera guerra mundial.
Tucker Carlson es un periodista, conductor de televisión y comentarista político estadounidense, conocido por sus posturas conservadoras y por haber sido uno de los presentadores más populares de la cadena Fox News.
Hasta la información citada en sus publicaciones, las afirmaciones de Carlson sobre un posible ataque nuclear y la fecha señalada no cuentan con confirmación oficial.
