Trump says U.S. will hit area of Iran's Pickaxe Mountain 'very heavily'
Trump said the site may hide centrifuges and warned the United States is not finished with its campaign, despite doubts over what is inside.
- President Trump declared that the U.S. will strike the area around Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "pretty soon, and very heavily," intensifying threats against Tehran's underground nuclear infrastructure.
- Pickaxe Mountain is a heavily fortified underground site located approximately 140 miles south of Tehran and just over a mile from the primary Natanz nuclear facility. Constructed beginning in 2020, the facility is designed to house centrifuge assembly and sensitive nuclear operations deep inside the mountain.
- The warning follows recent intelligence reports suggesting Iran may have transferred thousands of advanced uranium-enrichment centrifuges and portions of its highly enriched uranium stockpile into the deep tunnel complex to shield them from airstrikes.
- Military experts highlight significant targeting challenges, as the main underground complex is buried up to 100 meters beneath solid rock, making it largely resilient against standard bunker-buster munitions. Strikes would likely target surface ventilation shafts, power supplies, or portal entrances to deny access.
- Iran’s joint military command responded with counter-threats, warning that any U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear sites would trigger direct retaliatory attacks against American military interests and allies in the region.
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The President of the United States insists that he plans to attack the alleged Iranian nuclear bunker "very soon and with great force"
Trump Eyes Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site Heavy Strikes: "Iran Hasn't Seen Anything Yet, We've Been Nice"
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge. Summary Shipping disruption: Houthi threats forced two Saudi oil tankers to turn around in the Red Sea as Hormuz traffic slowed sharply after more tanker attacks. Escalation in Gulf: Iran claimed strikes on infrastructure in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, while Kuwait reported a second day of attacks on power and desalination plants. Trump vows more to come: The US launched fres…
It's never been hit and it's out of reach of the biggest antibunker bombs. With galleries at a depth of 100m, it can be the key to Iran's nuclear survival — and the biggest dilemma in the United States.
The American President has repeatedly threatened to bomb the deeply buried complex, but it remains unclear what is in the mountain massif – and what damage the US could do at all.
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