{
  "id": 15105951,
  "title": "US-Iran war: Trump says Washington is weighing striking Pickaxe Mountain in Tehran, rejects use of ground troops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/us-iran-war-trump-says-washington-is-weighing-striking-pickaxe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T02:49:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/usiran-war-trump-says-washington-is-weighing-striking-pickaxe-mountain-in-tehran-rejects-use-of-ground-troops-11792204611391.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump stated on Thursday that the United States is considering striking Iran's nuclear facilities, including Pickaxe Mountain, with what he described as a bomb \"not nuclear\" and \"just an extremely large bomb.\" The US President dismissed the suggestion that such an operation would require ground troops, asserting that he does not see it necessary. Trump also predicted that the Iran war would end soon, either through negotiations or military action, and suggested that the conflict could resume following the US midterm elections. He emphasized the importance of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, stating that the US had already inflicted significant damage on Iran's nuclear infrastructure but warned that withdrawing could necessitate further military action later.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump suggested the US could strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site and dismissed the need for ground troops. He said the war would end soon, as reports indicated he was weighing the use of the “mother of all bombs” if combat resumes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "US lawmakers write to Trump's secretary of state over Delhi detentions as India rejects ‘interference’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/us-lawmakers-write-to-trumps-secretary-of-state-over-delhi-detentions",
        "published": "2026-10-17T02:39:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}