Why is Trump threatening to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain again, now?

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United States President Donald Trump says Washington may strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “very soon”, in just the latest in a series of threats he has made against the heavily fortified underground site located next to the bombed-out Natanz enrichment complex.Just hours after he made that threat, an Iranian oil tanker off Kharg Island was struck by four US missiles, according to Iranian news outlet Khabar Fouri. Kharg Island is the main hub for Iran’s oil exports, handling about 90 percent.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Iran war: Why US midterms could be a pivotal momentlist 2 of 4South Korea mulls ‘contributions’ in Strait of Hormuzlist 3 of 4Diesel price hits all-time high in US amid Iran war woeslist 4 of 4US imposes sanctions on Turkish bank, prompting legal threatend of listTrump made the threat against Pickaxe Mountain as he was speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday, saying the US knows “everybody that’s moving at Pickaxe” and across Iran.His remarks echoed a similar threat he made back in mid-July, when he stated on the Hugh Hewitt Show: “We’re going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready … We’ll probably give Pickaxe a shot re...

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