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Trump eyes attacks on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain as Pentagon seeks more funding

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President Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. is not leaving Iran and intends to inflict still more aerial damage on targets, specifically a place called Pickaxe Mountain, but the war will soon run into genuine budget limits. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata and Weijia Jiang report.

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  1. Israeli intel claims Iran moved thousands of centrifuges to Natanz’s Pickaxe Mountain, Trump says he will probably strike soon

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    Trump eyes attacks on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain as Pentagon seeks more funding

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Iran is rebuilding its nuclear program underground. Will Trump take it out? (opens Washington Examiner)

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    “We’re going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready,” President Donald Trump declared Monday on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show. The regime in Tehran never learns, and it never stops scheming.

  2. The Times of Israel

    Israeli intel said to show Iran has moved thousands of centrifuges to Natanz’s Pickaxe Mountain (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Iranians estimated to have transported the enrichment devices in months of activity at underground nuclear site; unclear where the centrifuges came from; Trump has threatened to bomb site

  3. New York Post

    Israel believes Iran moved nuclear material inside notorious ‘Pickaxe Mountain’ site last year: report (opens New York Post)

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    The deeply buried installation is just minutes from the Natanz nuclear facility, one of three hit by US airstrikes in June 2025.

  4. Axios

    Trump vows U.S. will soon bomb Iran's Pickaxe Mountain (opens Axios)

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    President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. military will bomb Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, a deep underground site that the U.S. and Israel suspect could be used for nuclear activity. Why it matters: Trump's remarks, at the top of his meeting with the president of Lebanon at the White House, signaled th…

  5. Washington Examiner

    Trump promises Pickaxe Mountain strike could happen ‘very soon’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump previewed that the United States could strike Pickaxe Mountain in Iran “very soon and very heavily.” Trump made the comments in the White House’s Oval Office on Tuesday during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. “We follow the material,” Trump told reporters.

  6. Washington Examiner

    What is Pickaxe Mountain, and why has it become central to the Iran conflict? (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump has made no secret of the fact that Pickaxe Mountain, an Iranian underground facility, could be a major target should the U.S. military escalate its strikes on the Middle Eastern regime.

  7. 19FortyFive

    Trump Just Said the U.S. Will Bomb Iran’s Secret Underground Nuclear Mountain ‘Very Heavily’ — and Iran Can’t Stop It (opens 19FortyFive)

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    President Trump says the U.S. will strike Pickaxe Mountain, Iran's fortified underground nuclear site, 'very heavily' and soon. Israel believes Iran moved nuclear centrifuges into its tunnels, the Wall Street Journal reported — though the site sits so deep that even bunker-buster bombs may struggle …

  8. Forbes

    What Is Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain? Trump Threatens Bombing There ‘Pretty Soon’ (opens Forbes)

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    Trump said Tuesday he thinks Iran “may have” moved centrifuges there used to enrich uranium.

  9. The Times of Israel

    Trump claims US will strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘probably pretty soon’ (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Israel said to believe Iran moved both centrifuges and enriched uranium to underground nuclear site last year; president downplays Houthi threats to block shipping in Red Sea

  10. Breitbart News

    Trump: U.S. ‘Not Finished at All’ in Iran; Pickaxe Mountain Strike Coming ‘Pretty Soon’ (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the United States is "not finished at all" with Iran, warning U.S. forces would strike the regime's heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site "pretty soon" while signaling his administration was prepared to expand military operations rather than ret…

  11. ABC News

    What is Pickaxe Mountain? Trump says US will hit Iranian nuclear site 'pretty soon' (opens ABC News)

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    President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. would target Iran's Pickaxe Mountain.

  12. France 24

    Trump says will be hitting Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear complex 'pretty soon' (opens France 24)

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    President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was far from finished with Iran and warned the next US military target could be an underground nuclear complex known as Pickaxe Mountain. FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports.

  13. CBS News

    Trump eyes attacks on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain as Pentagon seeks more funding (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. is not leaving Iran and intends to inflict still more aerial damage on targets, specifically a place called Pickaxe Mountain, but the war will soon run into genuine budget limits. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata and Weijia Jiang report.

  14. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: Trump says U.S. will hit area of Iran's Pickaxe Mountain 'very heavily' (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Discussing plans to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will soon target the area near Pickaxe Mountain — a fortified underground site near one of Iran's primary nuclear enrichment facilities.

  15. CBS News

    What to know about Pickaxe Mountain, an Iranian target noted by Trump (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump on Tuesday threatened to attack Pickaxe Mountain in Iran, a secure facility allegedly used for nuclear activity. CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean has more.

  16. NBC Los Angeles

    What to know about Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, home to an underground nuclear site threatened by Trump (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Vantor satellite image shows the Natanz nuclear facility and its adjacent underground tunnel complex at Pickaxe Mountain in Iran in September 2025.

  17. The Guardian

    What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s underground nuclear facility Trump is threatening to attack? (opens The Guardian)

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    Little is known about the complex near the Natanz nuclear facility, but it is estimated it is buried almost 100 metres inside a mountain With the conflict between the US and Iran facing its most sustained outbreak of violence since a ceasefire was agreed in April, Donald Trump has returned to threat…

  18. BBC News

    US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack Pickaxe Mountain (opens BBC News)

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    The US president's threat to target a key Iranian nuclear site came ahead of the 11th consecutive night of attacks.

  19. KTVZ Bend

    What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s secretive facility Trump says the US will attack ‘pretty soon’? (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump continues to claim that the US will attack Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain – turning attention to the suspected underground nuclear site where Israel believes Tehran has stored part of its enriched uranium stockpile and advanced enrichment centrifuges.

  20. The Guardian

    Middle East crisis live: US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack nuclear site ‘very heavily’ (opens The Guardian)

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    US military completes 11th night of strikes as attacks overshadow diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage interim ceasefire deal Houthis threaten attacks on shipping tankers if they use Saudi ports on Red Sea What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s underground nuclear facility? Donald Trump on Tuesday ma…

  21. The Times of Israel

    What is Pickaxe Mountain, the underground Iranian nuclear site Trump has threatened? (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Protected by anti-aircraft batteries, fencing and the Revolutionary Guards, the Natanz facility sprawls a square mile, and is believed to lie hundreds of feet below the ground

  22. France 24

    US eyes strikes on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, believed to be an enrichment site (opens France 24)

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    Donald Trump has said that Pickaxe Mountain in Iran could be bombed imminently by the US. The fortified site, buried deep underground, is believed to be an enrichment facility. Story by Ellen Gainsford.

  23. Washington Times

    Iran denies nuclear activity at 'Pickaxe Mountain' after Trump's threats (opens Washington Times)

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    Iran on Wednesday denied there had been any nuclear-related activity at the so-called "Pickaxe Mountain," one of the country's most advanced uranium-enrichment facilities, less than a day after President Trump promised to strike the complex.

  24. End Time Headlines

    Israeli intel claims Iran moved thousands of centrifuges to Natanz’s Pickaxe Mountain, Trump says he will probably strike soon (opens End Time Headlines)

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    According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Israeli intelligence has determined that Iran moved thousands of nuclear centrifuges into the heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain facility adjacent to the Natanz nuclear complex. The development, which U.S.

  25. The Hill

    What is Pickaxe Mountain? (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump’s threats to bomb an underground Iranian nuclear facility called Pickaxe Mountain have brought renewed attention to the heavily fortified nuclear site, as the administration says it’s weighing further military action against the country.

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