16.10.2026 12:07
US President Donald Trump said they are considering striking Iran's underground facility under construction at Pickaxe Mountain. Emphasizing that the GBU-43/B, known as the 'mother of all bombs,' is not nuclear, Trump stated that the operation would not include ground troops, that the war with Iran would end very soon, and that oil prices would fall.
US President Donald Trump indicated that the GBU-43/B (MOAB) bomb, known as the "mother of all bombs," could be used to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.
Trump made assessments on Newsmax television regarding allegations of an attack on Iran and the Russia-Ukraine War.
Regarding claims that the Department of Defense (Pentagon) is considering using the GBU-43/B bomb as part of an attack on Iran's energy infrastructure and nuclear facilities, Trump said that the weapon in question, which he was alleged to be considering using, is not nuclear.
When program host Rob Finnerty asked whether the use of a "tactical nuclear weapon" was also among the options, Trump said, "No, it's not nuclear. The mother of all bombs is a big bomb, but it's not nuclear."
WE WILL DESTROY PICKAXE MOUNTAIN QUICKLY
Stating that they are considering striking the underground facility reportedly under construction in Iran's Pickaxe Mountain area, Trump said, "We are currently looking at Pickaxe Mountain. We may need to go there. We will try to hit it. We will destroy it quickly."
When asked whether the operation in question would include US ground troops, Trump replied, "No, I don't foresee that."
Arguing that the US had previously inflicted severe damage on Iran's nuclear infrastructure, but that withdrawing without eliminating the possibility of Tehran acquiring a nuclear weapon could require a new military operation in the future, Trump said, "We can do it. But if we do, we may have to do it again within a year. We want Iran to never have a nuclear weapon, because I think if it gets one, it will use it immediately."
Emphasizing that he is confident the war will end soon, Trump assessed, "The Iran war will end very soon. It will end very soon. It will end somehow. You know, they are negotiating with us. Yes. But it will end very soon somehow. Oil and gasoline prices will fall."
Claiming that Iranian officials are demanding that the US and Israeli military operations be stopped, Trump said, "They asked us to stop. And we are stopping because we are negotiating with them."
I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF ZELENSKY
Asked whether he had lost confidence in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Trump argued that if some kind of compromise with Russia is to be reached in Ukraine, it will not be done with Zelensky, and said, "Zelensky is not a good person for us to deal with. He says he wants to compromise, but he doesn't. I am not a big fan of Zelensky."
Noting that Zelensky recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that the meeting went very badly, and that Putin hates Zelensky and Zelensky hates Putin, Trump said, "When there is that kind of hatred, it is very difficult to resolve something."
Saying that the Russia-Ukraine War should never have started and that Ukraine has been "destroyed," Trump claimed, "If the election in the US (2020 Presidential Election) had not been rigged, this war would never have happened."
When asked whether the war would end before his term ends, Trump replied, "It should end soon. I think both want it to end, but I find dealing with Zelensky harder compared to Putin."
THE UNITED STATES' LARGEST NON-NUCLEAR BOMB
CNN and CBS News had alleged that if Trump approves resuming strikes before or after the midterm elections, the Washington administration is considering using the GBU-43/B bomb against Iran.
The White House, in a written statement to CBS News regarding the allegations, noted that Trump keeps all options on the table to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The GBU-43/B (MOAB) bomb, weighing approximately 9,800 kilograms, is known as the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal. The bomb was first used in April 2017, during Trump's first presidential term, against a tunnel complex belonging to the terrorist organization ISIS in Afghanistan.