VIDEO | "We have dominated [Iran]. We can close them down anytime we want. We're trying to be nice." During his final midterm campaign rally in Salina, Kansas, US President Donald Trump declared that Washington has effectively "dominated" Iran and retains the capability to "close them down anytime we want." Addressing supporters ahead of Tuesday's congressional elections, Trump claimed that Washington was "trying to be a little nice" to spare lives, but warned that the US could abruptly terminate negotiations and execute decisive military strikes if an agreement is not finalized promptly. Trump's remarks follow a series of campaign stops in Iowa and Kansas where he defended ongoing US military operations in the region, claiming that Iranian radar, naval, and air defense capabilities had been heavily degraded. Trump reiterated threats to target remaining fortified Iranian subterranean facilities—specifically referencing the underground complex at Pickaxe Mountain (Kolang Kouh)—boasting that US forces could eliminate key strategic sites in a matter of minutes if he decides to deploy "the hammer."