Iran ramps up construction near Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site, US mulls deep strike

Satellite imagery shows heightened construction at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain facility as the US weighs possible strikes. The buried site's granite protection and parallel attacks on shipping underline a widening confrontation.

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Satellite imagery shows heightened construction at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain facility as the US weighs possible strikes. The buried site's granite protection and parallel attacks on shipping underline a widening confrontation.

The facility, located about 140 miles south of Tehran, is considered "likely" to have been designed as a protected site for Iran’s nuclear programme. (File Photo: Reuters)

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