'We'll knock it out fast': Trump threatens Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site with strikes

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Donald Trump stated in a Newsmax interview on Thursday that the US might strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site, emphasizing it would be done quickly and without ground forces. Trump also discussed the potential use of the MOAB non-nuclear bomb against Iranian infrastructure and expressed confidence the conflict would end soon through negotiations.

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Trump did not confirm previous reports that the US would use a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB), colloquially known as the "mother of all bombs," to strike Iran.

'We'll knock it out fast': Trump threatens Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site with strikes

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