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highplainsdem

(64,011 posts)
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 05:19 PM 11 hrs ago

Trump says the US will take out Pickaxe Mountain in Iran

Source: Reuters

President Donald Trump on Monday said that the U.S. would ​take out Pickaxe Mountain in Iran, as he ‌warned that Washington would continue to hit the country hard.

"We're going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ​ready," Trump said in an interview on the Hugh ​Hewitt Show.

"We're watching (Pickaxe Mountain) closely. We see no ⁠activity there. They're not doing well with their nuclear ​situation. Every time we hear about it, we blow ​it up. So they don't like talking about it. But we'll probably give Pickaxe a shot relatively soon," Trump said.

Pickaxe Mountain, located ​near Iran's heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility, is ​a heavily fortified site that hosts two deeply buried tunnel complexes that ‌experts ⁠assess as beyond the reach of the most powerful bunker buster bombs in the U.S. arsenal.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-us-will-take-out-pickaxe-mountain-iran-2026-07-13/

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Trump says the US will take out Pickaxe Mountain in Iran (Original Post) highplainsdem 11 hrs ago OP
Yeah, Donnie. Whatever. paleotn 11 hrs ago #1
Shithole Donnie Mountain. NT warmfeet 10 hrs ago #6
Why does Persia have a mountain named "Pickaxe"? maxsolomon 11 hrs ago #2
It sounds like a log flume ride at Six Flags. nt Tommy Carcetti 11 hrs ago #3
Nothing like giving away an operation before it happens. CanonRay 10 hrs ago #4
That's what happens when a country is controlled by the Idiocracy party mdbl 10 hrs ago #7
"They'll never know it's coming!" FSogol 10 hrs ago #5

paleotn

(23,275 posts)
1. Yeah, Donnie. Whatever.
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 05:23 PM
11 hrs ago

I thought it was "obliterated" back in 2025?

On edit: I don't think the Iranians call it "pickax mountain." Probably something along the lines of "Donnie's a Dumbass Mountain." They understand US capabilities and built the site accordingly.

maxsolomon

(39,561 posts)
2. Why does Persia have a mountain named "Pickaxe"?
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 05:27 PM
11 hrs ago

Feels pretty 19th Century Old West.

Maybe it's a translation of "Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La"?

CanonRay

(16,342 posts)
4. Nothing like giving away an operation before it happens.
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 06:20 PM
10 hrs ago

Our leadership consists of nothing but morons.

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