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Trump States US May Soon Attack Iran's Pickaxe Mountain

3 sources across 3 countries · Norway · United Kingdom · United States

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  • Aftenposten Norway · Centre-right · Schibsted, Tinius Trust foundation
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation
  • Al-Monitor United States · Centre · Jamal Daniel

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President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the United States may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain very soon. Pickaxe Mountain is a heavily fortified site located near the Natanz uranium enrichment facility and contains two deeply buried tunnel complexes. Western intelligence suspects Iran is using the site to build a secret uranium enrichment facility. Some experts suggest the tunnels are so deep that they are beyond the reach of the most powerful bombs in the US arsenal.

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These reports focused on the direct statement and the physical description of the target.
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This report emphasized the strategic difficulty of the attack and the specific nature of the nuclear facility.

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