World · 18 d ago
Trump on Iran: no nuclear weapon, but Pickaxe Mountain could be next
"Now, we're looking at Pickaxe Mountain. We may have to go there," President Donald Trump said Thursday of the suspected underground nuclear site, adding it could be struck quickly.
— Donald Trump
Asked whether such an operation would need American ground troops, Trump said he did not see that happening.
What we know
- Trump rules out a nuclear weapon
- Pickaxe Mountain is a possible target
Not yet
- Whether a strike is ordered
- Whether the bomb can reach the site
The bomb under discussion is built to destroy a wide surface area rather than to reach deep underground, which raises doubts about its use against a buried site.
What's next
Trump said the war would be over "very soon" and that Tehran was negotiating, a claim not independently confirmed.
