{"id":5590,"date":"2026-07-14T05:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5590"},"modified":"2026-07-14T05:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:03:22","slug":"trump-threatens-new-iran-strikes-eyes-pickaxe-mountain-near-natanz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=5590","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens new Iran strikes, eyes Pickaxe Mountain near Natanz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">President Donald Trump accused the &#8220;fake news&#8221; media of wanting the United States to lose its war with Iran <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_434215\" href=\"https:\/\/hughhewitt.com\/video\/president-donald-trump-returned-to-hughs-program-today-with-a-focus-on-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">during a Monday interview<\/a> with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, as he defended the military campaign and threatened another wave of strikes against Tehran.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Trump argued that Iran&#8217;s military had been decimated but continued to receive favorable news coverage.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;All they do is talk and they have fake press. They do very well with the fake press, but because the fake news wants us to lose,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_434216\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/trump-iran-ropes-critics-still-dont-get-edge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP HAS IRAN ON THE ROPES \u2014 AND CRITICS STILL DON\u2019T GET HIS EDGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/343\/192\/325c75b37dfe44b98f5a0c23f9c26630.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/686\/384\/325c75b37dfe44b98f5a0c23f9c26630.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/672\/378\/325c75b37dfe44b98f5a0c23f9c26630.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1344\/756\/325c75b37dfe44b98f5a0c23f9c26630.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/931\/523\/325c75b37dfe44b98f5a0c23f9c26630.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1862\/1046\/325c75b37dfe44b98f5a0c23f9c26630.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/720\/405\/325c75b37dfe44b98f5a0c23f9c26630.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1440\/810\/325c75b37dfe44b98f5a0c23f9c26630.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1200\/675\/325c75b37dfe44b98f5a0c23f9c26630.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"In this Feb. 2, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with House and Senate legislators in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. For all of the White House's early bravado,Trump has taken office with few concrete plans for how to make good on his pledge to unravel President Barack Obama's foreign policy and tackle some of the biggest national security challenges facing his administration. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump accused the &#8220;fake news&#8221; of wanting the United States to lose its war with Iran during an interview with Hugh Hewitt.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The president singled out <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_434217\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/organization\/the-new-york-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a> while claiming the newspaper had recently reported that Iran was in a stronger position than it had been before the U.S.-Israeli military campaign began.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It\u2019s not even, I mean, The New York Times, they actually said a week ago \u2014 I can\u2019t imagine they say it now, but think of it. They have no Navy, have no Air Force, have no anything. They have no military, they have nothing,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He also cited what he described as surging inflation in Iran while continuing his criticism of the Times.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_434218\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/trumps-economic-fury-squeezes-iran-can-tehran-outlast-pressure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP\u2019S &#8216;ECONOMIC FURY&#8217; SQUEEZES IRAN \u2014 BUT CAN TEHRAN OUTLAST THE PRESSURE?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/343\/192\/israel-fighter-jet-iran-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/686\/384\/israel-fighter-jet-iran-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/672\/378\/israel-fighter-jet-iran-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1344\/756\/israel-fighter-jet-iran-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/931\/523\/israel-fighter-jet-iran-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1862\/1046\/israel-fighter-jet-iran-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/720\/405\/israel-fighter-jet-iran-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1440\/810\/israel-fighter-jet-iran-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1200\/675\/israel-fighter-jet-iran-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"(L)Israeli jet taking off on way to Tehran| IDF. Smoke rises in the distance near Tehran following an Israeli air force attack| AP\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Trump blasted The New York Times for allegedly reporting that Iran was in better shape despite the destruction of its military capabilities.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/IDF)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;And the Times said, and their inflation, by the way, just hit 301%, from 5%. They said, \u2018Oh, they\u2019re in better shape now than they were four months ago before I started,\u2019&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump did not identify the specific Times article or author he was referencing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The president warned that <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_434219\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-says-us-strike-iran-very-hard-again-today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">additional American attacks<\/a> were imminent following renewed exchanges of missile and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_434220\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/technologies\/drones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drone strikes<\/a> between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We\u2019re going to hit them very hard tonight, and we\u2019re going to hit them hard tomorrow, and there\u2019s not a damn thing they can do about it,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_434221\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/donald-trump-capitol.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/donald-trump-capitol.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/donald-trump-capitol.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/donald-trump-capitol.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/donald-trump-capitol.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/donald-trump-capitol.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/donald-trump-capitol.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/donald-trump-capitol.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/donald-trump-capitol.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the U.S. Capitol\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Trump threatened additional strikes against Iran and said the U.S. could target the underground Pickaxe Mountain complex &#8220;relatively soon.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump specifically floated <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_434222\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/experts-say-deeply-concerned-over-irans-work-underground-nuclear-site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">striking Pickaxe Mountain<\/a>, a heavily fortified underground complex near Iran\u2019s damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Pickaxe is a possible, you know, a possible target for a nice big fat shot right near the front door,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The president said American surveillance capabilities were tracking the location and claimed Iran had not resumed <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_434223\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/foreign-policy\/nuclear-proliferation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nuclear development there<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We\u2019re watching it closely. We see no activity there. They\u2019re not doing well with their nuclear. Every time we hear about it, we blow it up, so they don&#8217;t like talking about it, but we&#8217;ll probably give Pickaxe a shot relatively soon,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pickaxe Mountain contains two deeply buried tunnel complexes that experts assess may be beyond the reach of the powerful bunker-busting bombs in the U.S. arsenal, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors had <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_434224\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/experts-say-deeply-concerned-over-irans-work-underground-nuclear-site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">never been granted access<\/a> to Pickaxe Mountain. Analysis of satellite imagery from late June showed vehicle activity near the site&#8217;s western tunnel entrances and possible continuing construction or fortification work.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump also argued that Iran\u2019s leaders could not be trusted with nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;And frankly, if they ever had a nuclear weapon, they\u2019d use it within one day,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Trump\u2019s remarks came as U.S. Central Command announced that it would resume its <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_434226\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-claws-back-key-concession-iran-after-fresh-attacks-commercial-ships-strait-hormuz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blockade of vessels traveling<\/a> to or from Iranian ports Tuesday. The military said humanitarian shipments would be allowed through but warned that force could be used against ships that failed to comply.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>CJ Womack is an associate editor at Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>CJ joined Fox News Digital&#8217;s team in 2026, which highlights the vital role journalism plays in shaping politics and culture. 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