VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-09-05
“We’re going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready … We’ll probably give Pickaxe a shot relatively soon.”
Donald Trump · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05
Trump stated on the Hugh Hewitt Show in mid-July that the US would take out Pickaxe Mountain.
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