According to The Times, Iran is distributing iodine pills to communities surrounding its nuclear facilities in response to a potential U.S. strike. Iranian health ministry officials stated that, due to a lack of trust in Donald Trump following through on potential threats, iodine pills—used to protect the thyroid from radiation—are being distributed as a matter of routine within a 2- to 3-kilometer radius of nuclear facilities. Additionally, according to political reporters, officials were informed in recent briefings that the U.S. is seriously considering nuclear strikes against core nuclear facilities such as Pickaxe Mountain.