Key Facts

• Donald Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity that striking Pickaxe Mountain could be done within an hour and was “not a big deal.”
• The article says the United States and Israel believe Iran moved thousands of centrifuges to the site after the June 2025 U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
• A leaked Defense Intelligence Agency assessment reportedly said the 2025 strikes set Iran’s nuclear program back by a few months; later public estimates varied.
• The article says Iran’s stockpile of more than 400 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent has not been verified by inspectors.
• The Center for Strategic and International Studies says it cannot confirm or rule out that centrifuges are inside Pickaxe Mountain.
• The Institute for Science and International Security estimates the underground halls are at least 100 meters deep; the article says no public schematics have emerged and inspectors have not entered the site.
• The article cites analysts who say the U.S. GBU-57 bunker-buster may need repeated hits at such depths, while collapsing entrances could delay access but not prevent rebuilding.
• The article says there is no proof that use of a nuclear weapon is under consideration; it notes such a strike could cause radioactive fallout.