Trump says US may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain soon


U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he meets with travel executives in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

WASHINGTON, ⁠Sept 4 (Reuters) - ⁠U.S. President ‌Donald Trump told reporters on ​Friday that ⁠the United ⁠States may hit ⁠Iran's ‌Pickaxe ⁠Mountain very soon.

Pickaxe Mountain, ​located ‌near Iran's ⁠heavily ​damaged Natanz uranium ⁠enrichment facility, is ​a heavily fortified site that ⁠hosts two deeply buried tunnel ​complexes.

(Reporting ⁠by Gram ​Slattery ‌and Steve Holland;Editing ​by David Ljunggren)

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