Trump eyes strike on underground Iran nuke site ahead of dignified transfer for US troops

This morning, the war is spreading. Iran's military says it launched a new wave of drone

attacks into Kuwait, expanding the conflict beyond Iran's borders. The attacks came after

the 11th consecutive night of U.S. airstrikes inside Iran, targeting aircraft hangars, drone

storage sites and military logistics infrastructure. The latest barrage follows President Trump's

warning that the campaign would intensify. He also threatened to strike Iran's heavily fortified

Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility. It doesn't mean anything unless they have the material

They don't have, we follow the material, that's where the action is. And we'll be hitting that

area very, probably pretty soon. And there's not a thing they can do about it. Normally I wouldn't

say that. If I thought they could do something about it, I would never say that. But we'll be

hitting that area pretty soon and very heavily. The strikes came as Iran's interior minister

a key figure in talks with the U.S., visited Pakistan, which has been trying to broker a new

ceasefire between Washington and Tehran But Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran demand to control the Strait of Hormuz and charge tolls for shipping shows Tehran is not serious about reaching a peace agreement We are open and always willing to engage in

negotiated settlements of differences and that remains true in the case of Iran. Unfortunately

as of now, despite their direct outreaches, and Iran has been reaching out to the United States

both directly and indirectly to engage in talks about settling the differences with regards to

what's happening in that part of the world. Unfortunately, so far, even though we have

reached agreements, they have not kept their commitments. The problem we're having right now

is that they're not serious about talks. If they're serious, we're serious. If they're not

then we will do what is necessary to protect that, our interests and also the interests of our allies

Speaking at the Asian conference in the Philippines, Rubio said Iranian control of the

strait would threaten the global economy and undermine freedom of navigation across one of

the world's most important shipping routes. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has identified the

third service member believed to have been killed in last week's Iranian attack on a U.S. airbase

in Jordan as 28-year-old Army Sergeant Angel Rampersad. Later today, Trump will attend the

dignified transfer of four U.S. service members killed in recent fighting, including two soldiers

who were killed in that attack