US President Donald Trump renewed his threat to strike Iran, saying US forces still have one or two targets "to take care of," including Pickaxe Mountain, the notorious underground site where US officials say Tehran has moved thousands of centrifuges.
"We've knocked out their nuclear," Trump told reporters late on October 31 during a trip to Florida.
"We still have to take care of, I would say one or two sites, but we can do that in 10 minutes."
"You probably could look at Pickaxe Mountain, and you have to take care of that. We can do that all very quickly," he added.
Trump has several times suggested he could relaunch military strikes after the US holds its midterm elections -- which will decide which party controls the House of Representatives and Senate – on November 3.
Still, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on October 31 suggested strikes were not a certainty, saying that "if there is a diplomatic solution, we would be open to it."
Trump would "prefer to solve it diplomatically. But I think what the president expresses to you is incredible confidence that if we needed to do something militarily, we would have the ability to do it," Rubio added.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following indecisive elections in that country, has spoken of a "historic, one-time opportunity" to topple the government in Tehran.
Earlier on October 31, a message attributed to Iran's supreme leader warned Israel and the US against resuming airstrikes as tensions mounted in the region following the Israeli election and ahead of US midterm voting.
"Any level or type of threat must be met with an immediate, impactful, and geographically unrestricted response," the supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, told top military commanders, according to a statement.
Khamenei, according to the statement, also ordered military commanders to update Iran's target list to include "all types of tangible and intangible assets belonging to the American-Zionist enemy."
Khamenei has not been seen in public since the start of US-Israeli air strikes on February 28 amid reports that he had been severely injured in the attacks. Statements have periodically been released in his name.
"We've knocked out their nuclear," Trump told reporters late on October 31 during a trip to Florida.
"We still have to take care of, I would say one or two sites, but we can do that in 10 minutes."
"You probably could look at Pickaxe Mountain, and you have to take care of that. We can do that all very quickly," he added.
Trump has several times suggested he could relaunch military strikes after the US holds its midterm elections -- which will decide which party controls the House of Representatives and Senate – on November 3.
Still, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on October 31 suggested strikes were not a certainty, saying that "if there is a diplomatic solution, we would be open to it."
Trump would "prefer to solve it diplomatically. But I think what the president expresses to you is incredible confidence that if we needed to do something militarily, we would have the ability to do it," Rubio added.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following indecisive elections in that country, has spoken of a "historic, one-time opportunity" to topple the government in Tehran.
Earlier on October 31, a message attributed to Iran's supreme leader warned Israel and the US against resuming airstrikes as tensions mounted in the region following the Israeli election and ahead of US midterm voting.
"Any level or type of threat must be met with an immediate, impactful, and geographically unrestricted response," the supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, told top military commanders, according to a statement.
Khamenei, according to the statement, also ordered military commanders to update Iran's target list to include "all types of tangible and intangible assets belonging to the American-Zionist enemy."
Khamenei has not been seen in public since the start of US-Israeli air strikes on February 28 amid reports that he had been severely injured in the attacks. Statements have periodically been released in his name.
