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What Is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s Underground Nuclear Site That Trump Is Threatening?

Vantor satellite image shows an overview of Natanz nuclear site and adjacent Pickaxe Mountain mining area in Isfahan Province, Iran, on Nov. 14, 2025. —Vantor via Getty ImagesAs the resumption of the Iran war escalates, with Washington and Tehran trading a deluge of strikes, President Donald Trump has again threatened to attack sites linked to Iran’s nuclear programme.In the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump was asked if he believes Iran has moved nuclear centrifuges into Pickaxe Mountain, an underground facility near one of the country's primary enrichment facilities.“They may have, we don’t have...