The deeply buried nuclear facility near Natanz may conceal Iran’s remaining enriched uranium stockpile.
President Donald Trump says the United States intends to destroy Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s secret and heavily fortified underground nuclear facility near Natanz.
“We’re going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready,” Trump said, adding that US forces have been closely monitoring the site and could strike it soon.
Pickaxe Mountain contains extensive tunnel complexes buried deep beneath the Zagros Mountains. The facility has never been opened to inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, raising concerns that Iran may be using it to conceal nuclear equipment or its remaining stockpile of highly enriched uranium.