Washington, 22 July 2026 (dpa/MIA) - In the deadlocked conflict with Iran, US President Donald Trump has once again threatened US strikes on the area surrounding the Iranian nuclear facility known as "Pickaxe Mountain."

"We'll hit that site. Any site where they're even thinking about nuclear, we'll be hitting it very, very powerfully," Trump said during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday at the White House.

He has in the past threatened a similar attack on the complex, which is situated in the Kuh-e Kolang mountain south of the Natanz nuclear plant in central Iran.

Trump also emphasized that the US military would target any facility that the leadership in Tehran intended to use for nuclear purposes. He threatened even more severe attacks.

According to Trump, the US strikes on Iranian targets had hit the country hard. He claimed that it would take the country decades to rebuild.

Trump was unyielding when it comes to the duration of the war. "If we left tomorrow, we had ... a big success, but we're not leaving tomorrow, the US president asserted. 

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