President Donald Trump said the United States will strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain complex soon and very heavily.
The announcement signals a potential escalation in military action against Iranian nuclear capabilities. The U.S. is monitoring the site due to concerns that Iran has moved nuclear centrifuges to the location and is tracking nuclear material.
Trump spoke about the planned operation on Tuesday, July 21. "We'll be hitting that area pretty soon, and very heavily," Trump said. He said the Iranians should be told to be ready and that the U.S. is coming.
Pickaxe Mountain is a fortified underground complex located in central Iran. The site is situated about one mile [1] from the Natanz uranium enrichment facility. Trump said the U.S. will strike the mountain relatively soon.
The threat follows reports of increased nuclear activity within the fortified complex. By targeting this specific site, the administration aims to disrupt the movement, and storage, of nuclear materials that the U.S. believes are being tracked to the mountain.
Trump did not provide a specific date or time for the operation, but he emphasized the scale of the intended attack. The proximity of the site to the established Natanz facility makes it a critical point of interest for international intelligence agencies monitoring Iranian nuclear progress.
“"We'll be hitting that area pretty soon, and very heavily."”
This move represents a shift toward pre-emptive military action against Iranian nuclear infrastructure. By targeting Pickaxe Mountain, the U.S. is attempting to neutralize what it perceives as a secure secondary site for centrifuges, potentially aiming to degrade Iran's ability to enrich uranium away from the primary Natanz facility.
