Trump says Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility remains on US strike list

US President Donald Trump has indicated that another Iranian nuclear facility could soon become a target of American military action saying the site known as Pickaxe Mountain remains under close surveillance and is on the list for possible strikesThe remarks made during an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt came as the Trump administration intensified military pressure on Tehran while insisting it would not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weaponAsked whether any future agreement with Iran would require international inspectors to verify activities at Pickaxe Mountain Trump said the United States was already closely monitoring the siteThey dont have it because we have eyes you know with the with Space Force and everything else we have a lot of eyes on it But Pickaxe is possible you know a possible target for a nice big fat shot right in the front doorHe added that military planners continued to monitor the facilityNo it is on the list Were watching it closely We see no activity there Theyre not doing well with their nuclear situation Every time we hear about it we blow it up so they dont like talking about it But well probably give Pickaxe a shot relatively soonTrump accused Iran of abandoning negotiations after an agreement had appeared within reachWe had a deal where we won everything and they basically break the deals You know they make deals and to them deals are made to be broken They are extremely unreliable peopleHe described the Iranian leadership as stonecold crazy people and argued that Tehran would use a nuclear weapon if it acquired oneIf they ever had a nuclear weapon theyd use it within one dayThe President declined to discuss possible action against individual members of Irans leadership but suggested Washington retained detailed intelligenceYeah I do and but we dont want to talk about thatTrump also claimed Irans conventional military capabilities had been largely destroyedThey dont have it because we have eyes he said before adding elsewhere in the interview They have no air force they have no Navy they have no nothingDuring remarks at the White House earlier in the day Trump reiterated that the United States remained committed to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear powerIran will not have a nuclear weaponHe also maintained that negotiations had not been abandoned despite renewed military operationsYeah I think a deal is possible Sure I doThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever