President Donald Trump said the United States would be striking the Pickaxe Mountain area “pretty soon,” signaling impending military action against fortified nuclear facilities in Iran believed to be located there.
Trump’s remarks add to the pattern of U.S. airstrikes that have continued against Iran for over a week, with the president’s comments suggesting an expansion of targets to include the hardened underground facility. Pickaxe Mountain has been referenced in previous reporting on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
The president did not provide a specific timeline beyond saying the strikes would come soon, leaving open the exact timing of any expanded military action against the site.
Facilities buried deep within mountain terrain have posed persistent targeting challenges for military planners, a factor that has shaped the pace and scale of strikes carried out against Iranian nuclear-linked sites during the campaign.
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