OfficialMilitary & securityWashington, D.C., United States
Trump says US may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain site 'very soon'
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 3:05 PM in New York
- Where
- Washington, D.C., United States
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Sept. 4 that the United States may strike Pickaxe Mountain, a heavily fortified tunnel complex near Iran's damaged Natanz enrichment site, 'very soon.' He also called the conflict 'small potatoes' for the U.S., saying 18 Americans had been killed.
Why it matters
Pickaxe Mountain's tunnels are reported to hold Iran's enriched uranium, so a strike would move U.S. action from conventional military targets to Iran's nuclear program.
Sources (3)
- Fox Newsfoxnews.com
- Al Jazeera livealjazeera.comPublished
- Al-Monitor (Reuters)al-monitor.comPublished
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Correction
- Corrected the time from 8:52 PM New York time, Sep 4, 2026 to 3:05 PM New York time, Sep 4, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Trump warns US may strike Iran underground site at Pickaxe Mountain"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Natanz, Iran to Washington, D.C., United States; reclassified it from military_posture to military-statement; updated the sourcing note; added 2 sources: Al Jazeera live, Al-Monitor (Reuters). Why and evidence