Trump Says US May Hit Pickaxe Mountain

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States may strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site "very soon," according to Breitbart News, NTD and The Jerusalem Post.

He said the US may hit it. No source reviewed for this article reports that an order has been given, that a strike has been scheduled, or that any operation is under way.

The Site

The Jerusalem Post reports Pickaxe Mountain sits near Iran's heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility, is heavily fortified, and hosts two deeply buried tunnel complexes.

That description is the reason the remark carries weight: deeply buried tunnel complexes are built to survive conventional air strikes.

What Else He Said

The remarks came in the same Oval Office session in which Trump played down the conflict itself. PBS NewsHour reported he called the Iran war "small potatoes" and "very intermittent." News4Jax reported he said he agrees with Vice President JD Vance that months of on-and-off attacks are no longer a "war."

The Japan Times reported he again compared the death toll of 18 US service members to the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, which lasted years. The Independent reported he said the US had "essentially taken over" the country.