What is Pickaxe Mountain, and why has it become central to the Iran conflict?

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President Donald Trump has made no secret of the fact that Pickaxe Mountain, an Iranian underground facility, could be a major target should the U.S. military escalate its strikes on the Middle Eastern regime.

“Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice big fat shot right near the front door,” he told radio host Hugh Hewitt last week. “And I think that maybe you’ll see that.”

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