What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump say he wants to bomb it?
Summary
President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb a secretive underground nuclear site in Iran called Pickaxe Mountain, near the Natanz uranium enrichment facility. Experts say the site is possibly built deep inside a mountain to protect it from air strikes, with ongoing construction suggesting hardening against attacks. Iran denies any nuclear activity there and calls US threats a pretext for aggression.Key Facts
- Pickaxe Mountain is near Iran's largest nuclear enrichment site, Natanz.
- It may serve as a replacement facility for advanced centrifuge assembly damaged in 2020.
- Centrifuges enrich uranium, which can be used for nuclear fuel or weapons.
- The site has four tunnel entrances and is surrounded by a large fence built after a 2025 Israel-Iran conflict.
- Satellite images show ongoing construction, excavation, and road work at Pickaxe Mountain.
- Some tunnels have been partially blocked to prevent ground access.
- The site may be about 100 meters underground, deeper than other Iranian nuclear sites hit by US strikes.
- The US GBU-57 bomb is capable of penetrating deep underground to strike such facilities.
- Iran’s foreign ministry says no nuclear activity occurs at Pickaxe Mountain and calls US threats false.
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