{
  "id": 14964046,
  "title": "Trump says US may need to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-says-us-may-need-to-strike-irans-pickaxe-mountain-14964046",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T13:26:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/trump-says-us-may-need-to-strike-irans-pickaxe-mountain/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In an interview with Newsmax on Thursday night, President Donald Trump suggested the US might have to strike Pickaxe Mountain, a site connected to Iran's nuclear program. Pickaxe Mountain is a fortified facility hidden deep underground near one of Tehran's main nuclear sites. During the interview, Trump reiterated his stance against the use of nuclear weapons in the ongoing war on Iran, stating, \"I wouldn't use nuclear. We don't have to.\" He also emphasized that the US was not considering deploying ground troops in Iran. The president did not explicitly confirm whether he had authorized the use of the Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), also known as the \"mother of all bombs,\" against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, but he clarified that the MOAB is not a nuclear bomb.",
  "summary": "Trump said the US wanted to make sure Iran would never have a nuclear weapon.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump says US may need to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-says-us-may-need-to-strike-irans-pickaxe-mountain",
        "published": "2026-10-16T12:46:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Trump Says May Attack Pickaxe Mountain, Linked To Iran's Nuclear Programme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-says-may-attack-pickaxe-mountain-linked-to-irans-nuclear",
        "published": "2026-10-16T13:51:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Trump says US may need to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-says-us-may-need-to-strike-irans-pickaxe-mountain-14969962",
        "published": "2026-10-16T13:57:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}