Trump threatens Pickaxe Mountain amid West Asia conflict

US President Donald Trump threatened to target Pickaxe Mountain, where Iran has hidden nuclear facilities in man-made tunnels.

Iran's desire to develop nuclear weapons is at the heart of the West Asian conflict, with both the US and Israel working to deny Iran this capability.

Israel and the US struck the Natanz nuclear facility near Pickaxe Mountain in June 2025 and again during the current conflict.

Historical precedents include Allied operations to destroy Germany's heavy-water facility in Telemark, Norway, and Israel's 1981 Operation Opera against Iraq's Osiraq reactor.