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Israel Online · Sep 14, 2026

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Iran Dismisses Trump’s Pickaxe Mountain Warning as “Media Hype” Iran’s Foreign Ministry has pushed back on President Trump’s warning about renewed activity at the heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain site near Natanz. A ministry spokesman said reports of construction there are “much ado about nothing,” arguing that similar activity has been visible for six or seven years and that the renewed attention is simply media hype. However, the spokesman did not categorically deny that activity is currently taking place at the site. Recent satellite analysis by CSIS found a clear surge in construction activity at Pickaxe Mountain in 2026, including reinforced entrances, road paving and continued work around the underground complex.

*Iran Dismisses Trump’s Pickaxe Mountain Warning as “Media Hype”* Iran’s Foreign Ministry has pushed back on President Trump’s warning about renewed activity at the heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain site near Natanz. A ministry spokesman said reports of construction there are “much ado about nothing,” arguing that similar activity has been visible for six or seven years and that the renewed attention is simply media hype. However, the spokesman did not categorically deny that activity is currently taking place at the site. Recent satellite analysis by CSIS found a clear surge in construction activity at Pickaxe Mountain in 2026, including reinforced entrances, road paving and continued work around the underground complex.

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