As Iran war drags on, Trump sets sights on ‘Pickaxe Mountain’
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The article reports that after US strikes on Iran’s largest nuclear facilities last year, President Trump and the White House declared the nuclear program obliterated. A year later, the conflict continues, with Trump now targeting a location called 'Pickaxe Mountain'. The claims of destruction are being reassessed as the war drags on.
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The US carried out strikes on Iran's largest nuclear facilities.
Trump stated that monumental damage was done to all nuclear sites in Iran, calling it obliteration.
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Key findings
Trump and the White House claimed that Iran's nuclear programme had been destroyed.
South China Morning Post- The US carried out strikes on Iran's largest nuclear facilities.
- The White House asserts that Iran's nuclear facilities have been 'obliterated'.
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Loaded language removedAfter US strikes on Iran’s largest nuclear facilities last year, both US President Donald Trump and the White House were adamant that the Middle East nation’s nuclear programme had been destroyed. “Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term!” Trump wrote on social media.
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Trump and the White House claimed that Iran's nuclear programme had been destroyed.
South China Morning PostTrump stated that monumental damage was done to all nuclear sites in Iran, calling it obliteration.
South China Morning PostWhite House stated that Iran's nuclear facilities have been obliterated and suggestions otherwise are fake news.
South China Morning PostUS strikes on Iran’s largest nuclear facilities occurred last year.
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