Trump Threatens Iranian Nuclear Site, Declines to Endorse Netanyahu

The US president warned that the US could strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain facility and declined to endorse Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections.

US President Donald Trump addressed the possibility of an American strike on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site, declaring that the US could knock it out quickly while assessing that the war would end soon, The Jerusalem Post and news site JDN reported. Trump did not confirm previous reports that Washington would deploy the massive GBU-43/B bomb, known as the 'mother of all bombs.'

At the same time, Trump declined to endorse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the Knesset elections, stating, 'In politics I don't trust anybody.' The president noted that figures in Israel have sought his involvement in the race, adding that if he ran for prime minister in Israel, he would win 99% of the vote.