Israel believes Iran moved nuclear material inside notorious ‘Pickaxe Mountain’ site last year: report

Israeli intelligence officials believe Iran moved thousands of centrifuges used to enrich uranium deep inside the so-called “Pickaxe Mountain” site this past fall, raising fears that the Islamic Republic can quickly reconstitute its nuclear program.

The intelligence has been passed to the US, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, though it is unclear what, if any, action will come from it.

In an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt last week, President Trump called Pickaxe Mountain “a possible target for a nice, big, fat shot right in the front door. And I think that you’ll — maybe you’ll see that.”

The deeply buried installation is just minutes from the Natanz nuclear facility, one of three hit by US airstrikes in June 2025.