Trump rules out nuclear attack on Iran, eyes Pickaxe Mountain for possible strike

Arab News · 16‏/10‏/2026، 4:16:29 م

LONDON: US President Donald Trump ruled out using nuclear weapons against Iran but raised the possibility of further strikes on its nuclear facilities, saying Washington wanted to ensure Tehran could never develop an atomic weapon. “No, I wouldn’t use nuclear. We don’t have to,” Trump said in an interview on Thursday with the conservative US cable news outlet Newsmax. Asked about reports that his administration was considering using the “mother of all bombs” against Iran, potentially after the U