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Trump says he plans to hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site ‘pretty soon, and very heavily’
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What we know
President Trump said he planned to attack a suspected Iranian nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain “pretty soon, and very heavily,” Al Jazeera reported alongside the 11th night of conventional strikes.
The threat raised the specter of a qualitative escalation beyond coastal and drone infrastructure even as mediators floated short ceasefires.
What's confirmed
- Trump Pickaxe Mountain strike threat quoted in July 21 coverage (Al Jazeera).
What's still developing
- Whether any strike order on the site is actually issued.
Sources
- Al Jazeera — Pickaxe Mountain threat in 11th-night report link