⚠️ TRUMP THREATENS PICKAXE MOUNTAIN NUCLEAR FACILITY: For the first time, President Trump is threatening possible action against Iran’s deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility, according to Channel 14 News.
The site is reportedly buried beyond the destructive capability of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator used to neutralize Fordow. Iran has not yet installed centrifuges there, but the facility is believed to be intended as a uranium-enrichment site effectively immune to conventional aerial attack.
This makes the facility a major concern for Israel and, increasingly, the United States. Conventional strikes could collapse its tunnel entrances without destroying the underground chambers, potentially allowing Iran to excavate and restore access.
According to the analysis, completely eliminating the facility could require either next-generation guided tactical nuclear weapons capable of generating a seismic shock that collapses the underground complex or a ground operation.
The nuclear option is considered extremely unlikely because it would break the nuclear taboo and could provide Russia with a pretext for nuclear escalation in Ukraine.
Trump said: “The deceitful, violent, and malicious Iranian leadership is leading it down a path of total destruction.”
“Instead of a 20% toll on passage through Hormuz — the Gulf states will invest in the U.S. on a historic scale.”
“Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.”
✈️ ADDITIONAL U.S. REFUELERS BARRED FROM BEN-GURION AIRPORT: A new directive ordered that no additional American aerial refueling aircraft be allowed to land due to heavy traffic.
Four more refueling aircraft landed overnight.
🇮🇱 NETANYAHU WARNS IRAN AND VISITS DIMONA: Prime Minister Netanyahu left the Knesset plenum for a phone call described as “a sensitive diplomatic matter.”
His associates said that if he had intended to avoid the vote, he would not have taken a helicopter from southern Israel to attend.
Netanyahu warned Iran’s leaders: “Don’t count on things staying quiet if you attack us. Don’t count on a rerun — it will be a different broadcast, much more powerful.”
Netanyahu also revealed that he visited the Dimona reactor today.
🛡️ JORDAN INTERCEPTS IRANIAN MISSILES: The Jordanian Armed Forces intercepted and shot down four Iranian missiles that entered Jordanian airspace, according to Jordanian Television.
Newly emerged footage reportedly shows at least four Iranian ballistic missiles striking King Faisal Airbase in Jordan overnight.
💥 U.S. LAUNCHES THIRD CONSECUTIVE NIGHT OF STRIKES: The U.S. Army announced that American forces had launched another round of strikes inside Iran.
CENTCOM said: “CENTCOM completed the latest wave of strikes against Iran at 10:15 p.m. ET on July 13. During the five-hour mission, U.S. forces successfully struck military targets across Iran including Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping. CENTCOM forces employed precision munitions against Iranian coastal defense systems, missile and drone sites, and maritime capabilities. More than 50,000 U.S. service members are currently deployed across the Middle East. American forces remain vigilant, lethal, and ready”.
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