Iran war live: Trump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’
US President Donald Trump has repeated an earlier warning that the US may attack Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "very soon".
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‘Small potatoes’: US President Trump downplays war on Iran
Trump tells reporters the US is 'not fighting right now' despite a recent exchange of fire with Iran.
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Trump says US might "hit" Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "very soon"
Washington DC [US], September 5 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said the United States could 'hit' Iran's heavily fortified underground nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain 'very soon', days after Washington targeted Iranian military targets.
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Trump backs VP Vance's Iran conflict "not a war" remark, calls it "small potatoes"
Washington DC [US], September 5 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) backed Vice President JD Vance's characterisation of the ongoing confrontation with Iran as not amounting to a war, describing the hostilities as an 'intermittent' military conflict and calling it 'small potatoes' for Washington.
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US okays $5.75 billion munitions, engines sale to Saudi Arabia
US okays $5. 75 billion munitions, engines sale to Saudi Arabia The US State Department said it had approved the potential sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions-Extend Range to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $5 billion. The principal contractor is Boeing, the state department said.
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Tensions rise as US threatens to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain
US President Donald Trump on Friday said that the US military may soon strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain - a fortified site near Iran's Natanz enrichment facility - while trying to downplay the conflict with Iran as "small potatoes.
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Iran vows ‘pre-emptive operations’ against perceived threats
Iran vows ‘pre-emptive operations’ against perceived threats Iran will conduct “pre-emptive operations” wherever it perceives a threat, army spokesman Brigadier-General Mohammad Akrami Nia said in comments carried by Iranian broadcaster IRIB. “Our military doctrine has shifted toward preemptive defence and deterrent operations,” Nia said.
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Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon rises to three
Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon rises to three We earlier reported that an Israeli drone strike killed two people in the town of Kfar Rumman in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh district. The Lebanese health ministry says that Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon late on Friday killed at least three people and injured 23. The ministry said strikes hit five locations in the southern Tyre and Nabatieh regions and the Beqaa region in the east.
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Trump says Iran war is 'small potatoes' for US
Trump says Iran war is 'small potatoes' for US Donald Trump said on Friday that the Iran war was "small potatoes" for the United States, in his administration's latest bid to play down the war ahead of crucial midterm elections. Trump's comments came a day after Vice President JD Vance said that "I wouldn't call it a war" despite an upsurge in clashes between Iran and the US over the Strait of Hormuz. "A lot of people don't call it a war.
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War, Sanctions and Everyday Life: Iran Under Growing Pressure
In recent days, the United States has once again intensified its attacks against Iran. According to reports, these attacks have targeted military objectives, strategic infrastructure and residential areas, resulting in the deaths and injuries of numerous civilians and military personnel.
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Israel says it strikes southern Lebanon after Hezbollah drone launch
Israel says it strikes southern Lebanon after Hezbollah drone launch The Israeli military said on Friday it struck southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched a drone attack towards Israeli soldiers. Three people were killed and 23 were injured in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon, according to the country's health ministry. The wounded included medics, in addition to women and children, the ministry said.
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Witkoff and Kushner will travel to ‘end’ Russia’s war in Ukraine: Trump
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Ukraine and Russia this weekend to help restart peace negotiations.
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Israel attacks Lebanon’s Mifdoun and Beqaa Valley
Israel attacks Lebanon’s Mifdoun and Beqaa Valley An Israeli air strike has targeted the town of Mifdoun in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported. The network said a separate strike hit the vicinity of Ain al-Tineh in the western Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.
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Will Europe pay the US to provide military aid to Ukraine?
US President Donald Trump laments past financial support for Ukraine's war effort and has vowed to claw the money back.
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Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war
US President Donald Trump called the Iran war small potatoes, saying only 18 Americans had been killed.
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Israeli drones drop bombs on southern Lebanon’s Mansouri
Several explosions rocked the southern Lebanese town of Mansouri after Israeli military drones dropped explosives in the
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Israeli strike kills two in southern Lebanon amid ongoing escalation
Israeli attacks against villages and towns in southern Lebanon continue despite truce agreements and diplomacy.
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Red Cross says transferred four people released by Israel to Lebanon
Red Cross says transferred four people released by Israel to Lebanon The Red Cross said on Friday it had facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of four more people detained by Israel, a day after one person was freed. Israel is believed to have detained at least dozens of people from Lebanon during its recent war on Lebanon. "The International Committee of the Red Cross, at the request of the relevant parties, facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of five individuals released from Israeli detention," the ICRC said in a statement.
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Could Hormuz offer a way out of the US-Iran war?
The Strait of Hormuz has become one of the most dangerous points of leverage in the US-Iran war, but it may also offer Tehran and Washington their clearest route back to negotiations.
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Trump says US may hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘soon’
Trump says US may hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘soon’ US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States may strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “very soon”, speaking to reporters at the White House. Located near the heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility, Pickaxe Mountain is a heavily fortified site that houses two deeply buried tunnel complexes.
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