Claim that 'USA and Israel will hit Iran'! Brent oil jumped to $110

Following US President Donald Trump's statements, tensions rose in the region. Regarding the allegations 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 is claimed to be evaluating its use, is not nuclear. Asked whether the use of "tactical nuclear weapons" was among the options, Trump said: "No, it is not nuclear. The mother of bombs is a big bomb, but it is not nuclear." he said.

Stating that they are considering hitting the underground facility, which is said to be under construction in Iran's Pickaxe Mountain region, 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." he said.

WILL IT INCLUDE GROUND TROOPS?

Asked on Newsmax television whether the operation in question would involve US ground troops, Trump said, "No, I do not foresee that." he replied. Arguing that the USA had previously heavily damaged Iran's nuclear infrastructure, but that withdrawing before the possibility of Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons is eliminated may require a new military operation in the future, Trump said, "We can do it. But if we do this, we may have to do it again within a year. We want Iran to never have a nuclear weapon, because if a thousand people have it, they will use it immediately." he said.

Emphasizing that he is confident that the war will end soon, Trump said, "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 somehow it will end very soon. The prices of oil and gasoline will fall." made his assessment. Claiming that Iranian officials demanded that the US and Israel's military operations be stopped, Trump said, "They asked us to stop. And we are stopping because we are negotiating with them." he said.

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