💬 Opinion 2d ago · Luke Nicastro

Iran War Day 190: Trump Calls Iran War ‘Small Potatoes,’ Suggests U.S. May Attack Pickaxe Mountain

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In an exchange with reporters Friday, President Trump downplayed the costs of the Iran War. “A lot of people don’t call it a war,” he said, “I call it a military conflict because it’s small potatoes for us. It’s not a big thing.” Trump also asserted the U.S. “may hit Pickaxe soon… if there’s anything going on with Pickaxe.” (The president was referring to Pickaxe Mountain, a heavily-fortified underground site believed to play a major role in Iran’s nuclear program.)



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