{"id":2633118,"date":"2026-07-21T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-promises-pickaxe-mountain-strike-could-happen-very-soon\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:13:00","slug":"trump-promises-pickaxe-mountain-strike-could-happen-very-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-promises-pickaxe-mountain-strike-could-happen-very-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump promises Pickaxe Mountain strike could happen &#8216;very soon&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-promises-pickaxe-mountain-strike-could-happen-very-soon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2633118&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump indicated that the United States might soon carry out a significant, heavy strike on Pickaxe Mountain in Iran, as he stated during a meeting at the White House with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.Trump emphasized that the action would be related to Iran\u2019s nuclear activities, which he claims have been undermined by recent U.S.operations, notably Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Epic Fury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-fbi-agent-peter-strzok-says-january-6-was-worse-than-9-11\/\" title=\"Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok Says January 6 Was Worse Than 9\/11\">causing long-term damage<\/a> to Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities.He referred to Iran\u2019s nuclear centrifuges being moved to an underground facility near Natanz and suggested that Iran has not yet seen the full extent of U.S. military responses. Despite recent strikes against Iran and increased tensions, Trump downplayed the possibility of Iran-supported Houthi rebels opening a new front in the Red Sea, asserting that the U.S. can and will respond if necessary. The article also highlights trump&#8217;s claims of significant damage inflicted on Iran\u2019s nuclear infrastructure, suggesting recovery would take decades, and notes ongoing U.S. efforts and threats in the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> previewed that the United States could strike Pickaxe Mountain in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> \u201cvery soon and very heavily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump made the comments in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/white-house\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/white-house\/\">White House\u2019s<\/a> Oval Office on Tuesday during a meeting with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\">Lebanese<\/a> President Joseph Aoun.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4657028\/trump-pickaxe-mountain-strike-very-soon-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump promises Pickaxe Mountain strike could happen \u2018very soon\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4657062\/trump-says-syrian-invasion-of-southern-lebanon-to-disarm-hezbollah-could-be-very-effective\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Syrian invasion of Southern Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah could be \u2018very effective\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4656931\/trump-other-operators-iran-missiles-killed-american-soldiers-jordan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump: Other \u2018operators\u2019 at fault for Iranian missiles killing American soldiers in Jordan<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe follow the material,\u201d Trump told reporters. \u201cThat\u2019s where the action is, and we\u2019ll be hitting that area very probably pretty soon\u2026 We\u2019ll be hitting that area pretty soon, and very heavily.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israeli<\/a> intelligence has indicated Iran had moved its nuclear centrifuges to Pickaxe Mountain, an underground facility near Natanz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, Trump repeated that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran-nuclear-program\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4485\">Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions<\/a> had been undermined because of his actions, starting with last year\u2019s Operation Midnight Hammer and, again, with this year\u2019s Operation Epic Fury mission that commenced the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have done damage that will take them 20-25 years to recover from,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, if we left tomorrow, we had a big success, but we\u2019re not leaving tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than a week into an uptick of strikes against Iran amid the collapse of peace talks and the memorandum of understanding, Trump added the Iranian regime hasn\u2019t \u201cseen anything yet\u201d and that the U.S. has \u201cbeen nice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4655876\/mamdani-testing-limits-of-influence-with-foreign-policy-forays\/\"><strong>MAMDANI \u2018TESTING THE LIMITS OF HIS INFLUENCE\u2019 WITH FOREIGN POLICY FORAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president also downplayed the prospect of Iranian-supported <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/houthis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5106\">Houthi <\/a>rebels opening up another front of the war with their blockade in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf something like that happens, we take care of it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve done that with the Houthis before, and we haven\u2019t heard from them in a while since we did what we did originally.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump hints U.S. may soon strike Iran&#8217;s Pickaxe Mountain 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