The US and Iran once again exchanged fire overnight, following the breakdown of their ceasefire, with American forces expanding strikes to include targets across Iran. Donald Trump is now considering further escalation that could include an attack on one of the country’s most heavily-fortified nuclear facilities.
The US President said this week that he could green-light a strike on Iran’s mysterious Pickaxe Mountain site, which has so far been spared from attack.
“We have a lot of eyes on it but Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice, big, fat shot right in the front door,” Trump told the conservative Hugh Hewitt television show. “We’re going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready,” he added.
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Iran has said the site is for the production of centrifuges that can be used to enrich uranium. Tehran claims its nuclear programme is peaceful, although it has enriched nuclear fuel to near-weapons grade levels.
