President Donald Trump said the U.S. will "take out" Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, which houses compounds believed to be able to resist the country's most powerful bunker buster bombs.
Speaking on the Hugh Hewitt Show, Trump said that Iranians should be "ready" for an attack against the compound.
"We see no activity there. They're not doing well with their nuclear situation. Every time we hear about it, we blow it up. So they don't like talking about it. But we'll probably give Pickaxe a shot relatively soon," Trump claimed.
Reuters detailed that the compound is located near Natanz, Iran's nuclear facility that has been heavily damaged by U.S. bombings from the 2025 war. It hosts two tunnel complexes experts believe can't be reached by the U.S.'s most powerful bunker buster bombs.
Trump formally notified Congress that "military action" against Iran restarted last week, CBS News detailed. A letter says strikes are "limited, measured, planned, and executed in a manner designed to minimize civilian casualties." The goal is to target Iranian military sites posing a threat to U.S. forces and commercial shipping.
Trump has also said the U.S. will collect revenue from protecting ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Speaking to Fox News' Fox and Friends, the president criticized Tehran, accusing it of breaking agreements between the countries to cease hostilities. "We had a deal. it was a done deal. and then they broke it. they always break it."
He went on to claim that the U.S. is going to "keep the strait" and "probably run it."
"We will become the guardian of the strait, and we should be reimbursed for that," Trump added, saying that the U.S. "we can't be expected to do that for nothing like we have for many years."
"Wow we're going to guard it and we're going to get paid for guarding it, a lot of money," Trump claimed.
The president later said in a social media publication that the U.S. will reinstate the blockade of Iranian ports, noting that "it is only stopping Iran's ships or customers from entering or leaving."
"All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait. The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as "THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT," but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World."
