Trump says US may need to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain
Trump said the military could strike the deeply buried site to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, while ruling out nuclear arms and ground troops.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump confirmed the United States is considering a strike on Pickaxe Mountain, an Iranian nuclear facility near Natanz, stating, "We may have to go there."
- Earlier on Thursday, CNN reported that defense plans involved using the GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites.
- Ruling out United States ground forces, Trump stated, "No, I don't see that," while emphasizing the MOAB is a conventional, non-nuclear weapon.
- Preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon remains the primary objective, as Trump explained that if Tehran obtained one, they "would use it, in my opinion, instantaneously."
- Expressing optimism about the conflict, the president said the war "will be over very soon," adding that Iran is currently negotiating with the United States.
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US-Iran war: Trump says Washington is weighing striking Pickaxe Mountain in Tehran, rejects use of ground troops
US President Donald Trump suggested the US could strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site and dismissed the need for ground troops. He said the war would end soon, as reports indicated he was weighing the use of the “mother of all bombs” if combat resumes.
The United States is considering attacking another Iranian nuclear facility, but Donald Trump says this does not require nuclear weapons, the US president revealed in an interview with Newsmax television on Thursday evening.
Trump rules out nuclear attack on Iran, eyes Pickaxe Mountain for possible strike
LONDON: US President Donald Trump ruled out using nuclear weapons against Iran but raised the possibility of further strikes on its nuclear facilities, saying Washington wanted to ensure Tehran could never develop an atomic weapon. “No, I wouldn’t use nuclear. We don’t have to,” Trump said in an interview on Thursday with the conservative US cable news outlet Newsmax. Asked about reports that his administration was considering using the “mother …
Trump promised not to use nuclear warheads, but threatened Iran to launch the ‘mother of all bombs.
US President Donald Trump has assured that he will not use nuclear weapons in Iran, but does not rule out attacking with the so-called "Mother of all bombs" (Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb/MOAB), the largest non-nuclear bomb in the Pentagon's known arsenal, reports EFE Friday.
US Considering Use of ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Against Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration would not use nuclear weapons against Iran, following media reports that the Pentagon has developed strike plans that could involve the use of a powerful conventional bomb against the country. Trump confirmed the U.S. military is considering the use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), also known as the “Mother of All Bombs.” “The mother of all bombs is not nuclear,” t…
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