Key Facts

• President Trump announced the U.S. will target the area near Pickaxe Mountain in Iran.
• Pickaxe Mountain is a fortified underground site linked to Iran’s nuclear program.
• The strike is planned to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
• Trump said the U.S. will hit that area "very heavily" and "pretty soon."
• He was asked if Iran moved nuclear equipment to the site and said it only matters if Iran has uranium there.
• Trump mentioned that the U.S. tracks nuclear material to understand where the activity is.
• The comments came during a news briefing on Tuesday.