President Donald Trump said the U.S. will be hitting the Pickaxe Mountain area, located near Iran’s heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility, “pretty soon.”Also read: An expanding regional warPickaxe Mountain is a heavily fortified site that hosts two deeply buried tunnel complexes that experts assess as beyond the reach of the most powerful bunker-buster bombs in the U.S. arsenal.
The site is linked to Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early on Tuesday (July 21, 2026), forcing its crew to abandon the ship, while the United States conducted yet another round of airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic as they struggle over control of the key waterway.
The 10 consecutive nights of U.S. airstrikes haven’t compelled Tehran to loosen its grip on the Strait, through which about a fifth of all crude oil and natural gas traded once passed in peacetime.
Also read: West Asia war highlights on July 20, 2026
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will be hitting the Pickaxe Mountain area, located near Iran’s heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility, “pretty soon.”
Also read: An expanding regional war
Pickaxe Mountain is a heavily fortified site that hosts two deeply buried tunnel complexes that experts assess as beyond the reach of the most powerful bunker-buster bombs in the U.S. arsenal. The site is linked to Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early on Tuesday (July 21, 2026), forcing its crew to abandon the ship, while the United States conducted yet another round of airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic as they struggle over control of the key waterway.
The 10 consecutive nights of U.S. airstrikes haven’t compelled Tehran to loosen its grip on the Strait, through which about a fifth of all crude oil and natural gas traded once passed in peacetime.
Also read: West Asia war highlights on July 20, 2026
