# Middle East live: Trump warns Iran ‘not to get cute’ over Pickaxe Mountain activity

https://mins.news/en/item/52313

- France 24, 2026-09-10 02:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260910-middle-east-live-trump-warns-iran-not-to-get-cute-over-activity-at-pickaxe-mountain

> President Donald Trump said the United States could strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain and warned Tehran “not to get cute.” He added that oil prices driven up by the Iran war may not fall until after the US midterm elections, while his advisers warned the conflict could last through the rest of his presidency.

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