@jolyonWestern governments treat Pickaxe Mountain as a potential hardened location for nuclear activities following the 2025 U.S., Israeli strikes, yet the IAEA observes movement there without being able to identify its nature. Rafael Grossi stated that inspectors lack access to this underground complex, which sits south of Natanz, Iran's primary enrichment facility. Monitoring happens via satellite imagery since the site is a deep tunnel complex. Source: Bloomberg / Writer: Samuel

@jolyonWestern governments treat Pickaxe Mountain as a potential hardened location for nuclear activities following the 2025 U.S., Israeli strikes, yet the IAEA observes movement there without being able to identify its nature. Rafael Grossi stated that inspectors lack access to this underground complex, which sits south of Natanz, Iran's primary enrichment facility. Monitoring happens via satellite imagery since the site is a deep tunnel complex. Source: Bloomberg / Writer: Samuel