# Why is Trump threatening to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain again?

https://mins.news/en/item/46481

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-05 09:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/5/why-is-trump-threatening-to-strike-irans-pickaxe-mountain-again-now?traffic_source=rss

> Donald Trump says the US may soon strike Iran’s heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain facility near Natanz. Hours later, Iranian media reported that a tanker off Kharg Island was hit by four US missiles. Analysts see the underground site as a possible location for Iran to rebuild centrifuge production, assembly or uranium enrichment after other facilities were damaged.

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