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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Gambrell

Inside Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, the secret nuclear site Trump has threatened to bomb

Donald Trump has issued threats to bomb a secretive under-construction Iranian nuclear site buried deep under a mountain.

The site, known as Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La, or “Pickaxe Mountain,” lies on the south side of Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment site, which was bombed by the United States during Operation Midnight Hammer in 2025's 12-day war between Iran and Israel. But Pickaxe Mountain has remained untouched as Iran continues to dig at the site.

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