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Trump warns of possible strike on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, announces Ukraine peace plan

Trump warned on 2026-09-04 of a possible strike on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain and unveiled a Ukraine peace plan.

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US President Donald Trump said on 2026-09-04 that the US may soon strike 'Pickaxe Mountain' (곡괭이산), an alleged underground nuclear facility in Iran, and that Iran will not have nuclear weapons. [1] US President Donald Trump unveiled a new Ukraine peace plan on 2026-09-04, saying his special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will present a new peace agreement to Ukraine and Russia, and that the plan does not include territorial concessions to Russia. [2] Donald Trump stated in an interview with GB News that he destroyed three nuclear facilities in Iran to prevent the regime from acquiring nuclear weapons. [3] US President Donald Trump described the US-Iran conflict as a 'military clash' and called it 'small potatoes' for the US, saying the US is intermittently attacking Iran but not currently fighting. [4] US President Donald Trump said on 2026-09-04 that the US has been in Iran for five months, responding to a question about 18 US troop deaths and long-term deployment. [5] Trump asserted that he destroyed the three nuclear sites with bombing planes, leaving the materials buried under millions of tons of rock. [6] Trump claimed that the US currently controls the Strait of Hormuz and can remove 30 to 40 ships from the water at night. [7] Trump claimed that US space forces can identify and monitor all personnel entering and exiting the remaining nuclear site, Pickaxe Mountain, by reading their ID cards from space. [8]
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  1. US President Donald Trump said on 2026-09-04 that the US may soon strike 'Pickaxe Mountain' (곡괭이산), an alleged underground nuclear facility in Iran, and that Iran will not have nuclear weapons. · 매일경제South Korea
  2. US President Donald Trump unveiled a new Ukraine peace plan on 2026-09-04, saying his special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will present a new peace agreement to Ukraine and Russia, and that the plan does not include territorial concessions to Russia. · 매일경제South Korea
  3. Donald Trump stated in an interview with GB News that he destroyed three nuclear facilities in Iran to prevent the regime from acquiring nuclear weapons. · Ekonomim
  4. US President Donald Trump described the US-Iran conflict as a 'military clash' and called it 'small potatoes' for the US, saying the US is intermittently attacking Iran but not currently fighting. · 매일경제South Korea
  5. US President Donald Trump said on 2026-09-04 that the US has been in Iran for five months, responding to a question about 18 US troop deaths and long-term deployment. · 매일경제South Korea
  6. Trump asserted that he destroyed the three nuclear sites with bombing planes, leaving the materials buried under millions of tons of rock. · Ekonomim
  7. Trump claimed that the US currently controls the Strait of Hormuz and can remove 30 to 40 ships from the water at night. · Ekonomim
  8. Trump claimed that US space forces can identify and monitor all personnel entering and exiting the remaining nuclear site, Pickaxe Mountain, by reading their ID cards from space. · Ekonomim
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