Trump says US ‘might have to go after’ Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain if no deal

US President Donald Trump says the US “might have to go after” a suspected underground nuclear complex known as Pickaxe Mountain.

“We might have to go after Pickaxe. We can do that in one hour, as soon as we want, at any time we want,” Trump told Fox News.

The US president did not rule out the possibility of war with Iran reigniting. “It could happen if they don’t make a deal, but they want to make a deal very badly and there is a very good chance we make a deal,” he said.

“If I can make a deal, I would rather do it, [it would] save a lot of lives,” Trump added.

Trump’s remarks came shortly after the United States military carried out “limited defensive” strikes against Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz following surface-to-air missile threats against US assets, according to the Associated Press news agency.

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