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Trump Announces Strikes on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, Delaying Nuclear Breakout

8/9/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States will take out Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, a site linked to Tehran’s nuclear program.
President Trump told his cabinet at Camp David that new strikes would hit Pickaxe Mountain very heavily and could weaken Iran’s nuclear program.
Andrea Stricker said repeated U.S. and Israeli strikes have reportedly set back Iran’s nuclear breakout clock by up to 2.5 years.

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States will take out Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, a site linked to Tehran’s nuclear program.
President Trump told his cabinet at Camp David that new strikes would hit Pickaxe Mountain very heavily and could weaken Iran’s nuclear program.
Andrea Stricker said repeated U.S. and Israeli strikes have reportedly set back Iran’s nuclear breakout clock by up to 2.5 years.