Trump warns of possible strike on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site amid election concerns
At the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Donald Trump warned that the United States could target Iran’s underground Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility.
Speaking at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Donald Trump warned that the United States might launch an attack on Iran’s secret underground nuclear complex known as Pickaxe Mountain. He referenced a CSIS satellite report that identified large-scale building work at the site near Natanz. Trump claimed Iran is desperate to see the U.S. lose the forthcoming midterm elections and is eager to negotiate on its terms.
He suggested that the war could conclude soon after the elections and said the conflict would likely end once the vote is settled. The former president also forecast a rapid decline in oil prices and gasoline costs below two dollars per gallon after the election. Reports indicate that Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have discussed the possibility of the war extending beyond Trump’s term.
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- Aug 15 Trump aides say president reluctant to campaign for down-ballot Republicans
- Sep 9 Republican operatives voiced concerns that the convention’s timing clashes with the NFL opening weekend, limiting viewership.
- Sep 9 Illinois Governor JB Pritzker warned that any Republican attending the GOP midterm convention and praising Donald Trump is ineligible for a 2028 presidential run.
- Sep 9 Donors were offered a $88,600 photo opportunity with Trump and ticket packages from $5,000 to $20,000, with a $25,000 fee for House members.
- Sep 10 Pritzker warned that Republicans praising Trump at the GOP midterm convention could be barred from the 2028 presidential ballot.
- Sep 10 Major broadcasters are limiting live coverage of the convention due to a clash with NFL opening‑weekend games.
- Sep 10 Trump boosted Michael Whatley, the former RNC chair and GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina, and said Governor Roy Cooper did nothing to help after Hurricane Helene.
- Sep 10 $49 million was earmarked by the No Going Back PAC for six Senate and one House races.
- Sep 10 Vice‑president JD Vance will give the keynote address tonight at the RNC event in Dallas.
- Sep 10 Donald Trump announced a promise to give every American adult a $5,000 payment if Republicans keep the House and Senate, a plan that would require congressional approval and cost over $1 trillion.
- Sep 10 Several GOP lawmakers publicly questioned the feasibility and fiscal impact of the dividend.
- Sep 10 Fetterman recorded the video standing before a steel mill and labeled himself a “common‑sense Democrat” opposing socialism and extreme politics.
- Sep 10 At the closing day of the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Donald Trump and JD Vance promoted a $5,000 payment to every adult if Republicans keep Congress, while legal battles over Missouri’s congressional map and mail-ballot rules continued.
- Sep 11 Vice President JD Vance took the main speaking slot, signaling a potential succession plan ahead of the November vote.
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