Trump Threatens To Give Iran ‘The Hammer’ As Carlson Alleges Nuclear Plot
Summary
President Donald Trump said at a campaign rally in Iowa that the U.S. may carry out further strikes on Iran, saying it might have to “give them the hammer.” Broadcaster Tucker Carlson alleged on X that Trump could launch a nuclear strike against an Iranian underground site, but the article reports that Carlson provided no evidence for that claim.Key Facts
- Trump said he had held back from further attacks to avoid casualties and claimed U.S. strikes had destroyed Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
- Trump told reporters the U.S. still had to “take care of” one or two targets and mentioned Pickaxe Mountain, an underground site in Iran.
- The article says hostilities have ceased, but no deal to end the war appears imminent.
- Carlson claimed that conventional U.S. weapons could not destroy tunnels at Pickaxe Mountain and alleged that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was pressing for a nuclear strike.
- Carlson’s post had received more than 48 million views as of Monday, according to the article.
- The article says the claims about highly enriched uranium at Pickaxe Mountain are unproven.
- Iran has warned it would retaliate if attacked.
- The National Iranian American Council’s president said reports that U.S. officials might consider nuclear weapons use against Iran were alarming and called for lawmakers to seek answers.
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