Tucker Carlson's claims about Netanyahu and Trump

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American media figure Tucker Carlson claimed in a post on X that Netanyahu is pressuring Trump to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. According to Maariv, the post garnered nearly 17 million views, and Carlson warned of a third world war. According to Walla, Carlson claimed that Trump may decide by the weekend whether to use nuclear weapons. According to Srugim, he claimed that Netanyahu calls Trump about the issue every day.

According to Ynet, Carlson claimed that Netanyahu is trying to drag Trump into a war that would benefit him politically, and that he will be unable to form a government unless Trump directly intervenes in Israeli politics. According to Kikar HaShabbat, Carlson claimed that Netanyahu is applying heavy pressure on the White House to strike the underground nuclear facility in Iran. According to Behadrei Haredim, Carlson's claims are a conspiracy theory detached from reality.