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Day 145 | Trump threatens strike on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site
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33 minutes ago|Key updates:
- Trump warns of fresh strikes: President Donald Trump says Iran is "desperate" to negotiate and threatens to hit the reported underground nuclear site at Pickaxe Mountain "very heavily," saying an attack could come "probably pretty soon."
- Regional attacks widen: Kuwait says Iranian strikes set a desalination plant and power facilities ablaze.
- Hormuz incident: Iran's Revolutionary Guard says "massive fires" erupted on two tankers that took an "unsafe route" through the Strait of Hormuz.
- War costs mount: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tells Congress the war with Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far as he and Gen. Dan Caine seek additional funding.
- Lebanon flights: Trump says he has directed his administration to allow all US airlines to resume direct flights to Lebanon after meeting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
- Houthi warning: Houthi forces warn Saudi-linked vessels against using the Red Sea, a threat Trump downplays.
Kuwait says air defences intercept hostile drones after Iranian attacks
Kuwait says its air defence systems intercepted hostile drones following Iranian attacks, urging the public to follow official safety instructions.
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