On October 15, 2026, reports surfaced that Trump is considering dropping the GBU-43B MOAB, the largest non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal, on Iran. The discussion initially framed it as a messaging bomb aimed at a pre-midterm propaganda victory rather than a military one, set against a Singaporean-flagged tanker sinking in the Strait of Hormuz, Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia, and the evacuation of aircraft from Riyadh's airport. Reporting the next day established that plans for striking Iranian nuclear sites, including Pickaxe Mountain, explicitly call for the MOAB. No strike has been confirmed and no official has stated the plan on the record.