Fresh activity emerges at Irans deeply buried nuclear site as Trump warns Iran not to get cute

New satellite imagery shows Iran has added new defenses around tunnel entrances at Pickaxe Mountain, the deeply buried nuclear-linked site President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to strike, as Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a U.S.-drafted Security Council resolution aimed at preserving international monitoring of sanctions on Tehran.The Institute for Science and International Security said in a report released Thursday that satellite imagery from Sept.11 shows earthen roadblocks remain in place on roads leading to Pickaxe Mountain’s western tunnel portals near the Natanz nuclear complex.

The institute said the continued restricted access reinforces its assessment that the facility is not currently being used for normal operations, while assessing that valuable equipment or materials remain inside.The report also identified additional soil placed over one western tunnel portal and over a nearby cluster of entrances first built in 2007.The institute said the added soil increases the amount of earth protecting the entrances and helps harden them against aerial bombardment.EXPERTS ‘DEEPLY’ CONCERNED OVER IRAN’S WORK AT UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR SITEAn overview of Iran’s Natanz nuclear complex and nearby Pickaxe Mountain, seen in satellite imagery from Aug.

21, 2026.(Satellite image 2026 Vantor Technologies.)The findings come one week after Trump issued his latest warning over Pickaxe Mountain."We notice there’s a little activity at Pickaxe," Trump told reporters last week.

"I would advise Iran not to get cute because we will have to hit them very hard."Trump has repeatedly raised the possibility of attacking the site.In a July 28 "Fox & Friends" interview highlighted by the White House, Trump said the U.S.

was watching Pickaxe closely and knew "exactly what’s going on," adding that Washington could "take out Pickaxe" if diplomacy failed.Pickaxe Mountain lies roughly two kilometers from Natanz and features multiple tunnel entrances leading i...