Tucker Carlson warns Trump is days away from 'inevitable' nuclear decision for Iran; oil risks $140. Brace your nest egg

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Americans already watching their grocery bills and retirement balances have another source of uncertainty heading into the midterms: what happens next in the war with Iran.

Tucker Carlson has raised an alarming possibility. In a lengthy post on X (1), the conservative commentator claimed the Trump administration "may be within days of launching a nuclear strike on Iran," citing pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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"After the first nuclear strike, World War Three is inevitable," Carlson wrote. "That war would be short and final."

He also claimed Trump could decide whether to use nuclear weapons by Nov. 7. Those assertions remain unverified.

But mainstream reporting has covered the broader risk of renewed military action after the Nov. 3 elections for weeks.

For Americans already squeezed by high prices, another escalation could turn up the heat on household bills and the nest eggs they've spent decades building.

The Financial Times reported on Nov. 2 that Netanyahu is pressing Trump (2) to resume strikes quickly after the U.S. elections.

Trump previously said the United States would not attack Iran before the midterms (3), according to the Associated Press.

Earlier, Reuters reported that administration officials were trying to contain the conflict (4) ahead of the elections and would consider ramping up military action afterward. Sources also stressed that a return to full-scale conflict was far from certain.

However, Trump's comments added to the uncertainty.

"We still have to take care of, I would say one or two sites, but we can do that in 10 minutes," he told reporters on Oct. 31 (5), naming Pickaxe Mountain (a mountain in the Karkas chain) as a potential target believed to be connected to Iran's nuclear program.

Trump also said negotiations were "going fine," leaving both diplomacy and further military action on the table.