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[^2]\n\nUS President Donald Trump unveiled a new Ukraine peace plan on 2026-09-04, saying his special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will present a new peace agreement to Ukraine and Russia, and that the plan does not include territorial concessions to Russia. [^3]\n\nDonald Trump stated in an interview with GB News that he destroyed three nuclear facilities in Iran to prevent the regime from acquiring nuclear weapons. [^4]\n\nPickaxe Mountain is a heavily fortified site that houses two deeply buried tunnel complexes. [^5]\n\nPickaxe Mountain is located near the heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility in Iran. [^6]\n\nUS President Donald Trump said on 2026-09-04 that the US has been in Iran for five months, responding to a question about 18 US troop deaths and long-term deployment. [^7]\n\nUS President Donald Trump said the US Space Force is monitoring Pickaxe Mountain and knows everyone moving across Iran, warning of strong strikes if anything goes wrong. [^8]\n\nBrigadier-General Alireza Elhami stated that Iran is ready for any kind of confrontation both now and in the future. [^9]\n\nDonald Trump repeated this specific warning about attacking Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, having first issued it in mid-July 2026. [^10]\n\nIran's air defense commander Brigadier-General Alireza Elhami said on September 5, 2026, that the threat is not over. [^11]\n\nThe article reports that contrary to Trump's remarks, the Iran war has exceeded six months. 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