Iran war: What is Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump want to attack it?

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Tehran warns that bombing its nuclear infrastructure would further expand the US-Israeli war This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows an overview of the Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex adjacent to the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, central Iran, on 30 June 2026 (Satellite image Vantor/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Pickaxe Mountain, a fortified underground facility at the centre of renewed Israeli claims about Iran's nuclear progr