Natanz

IAEA's Grossi says Iranian Pickaxe Mountain seeing new construction activity - report

On Friday, US President Donald Trump threatened that he may soon order strikes against the site, with the US military currently developing a new bunker-buster munition for the task.

Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi speaks during a press conference after the Board of Governor's Meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on September 7, 2026.
US President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a back-to-school-themed event to highlight his administration's education policies, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, August 24, 2026; illustrative.

Trump: All mines cleared from Hormuz, Space Force watching nuclear sites, strait

 A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025

Ex-spy chief Cohen says Mossad ‘toured’ Fordow many times, bombing was ‘fulfillment of all dreams'

US President Donald Trump speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

Netanyahu to show Trump proof of Iran's Pickaxe Mountain deception at White House meeting - report


Iran tried to cover up damage of alleged Israeli strikes - report

Iran appears to have replaced a damaged radar with a different, incompatible radar in order to hide the impact of the strike.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of academic elites and scientific talents in Tehran, Iran October 19, 2022

Iran racing to expand enrichment at underground plant, IAEA report shows

Those seven cascades, one of IR-4 centrifuges and six of IR-2m machines, were fully installed but not yet enriching, Monday's report said.

 THE NATANZ uranium enrichment facility, south of Tehran, 2005: According to foreign reports, Israel’s effort has yielded a decade of operational successes, including the sabotage of the Natanz facility last year.

Gantz to UNSC: Iran has tripled its enrichment rate in last year

Israel is keen to make a deal with Lebanon regarding maritime borders, Gantz said in a meeting with UN diplomats.

  Defense Minister Gantz holds briefing with representatives of the UN Security Council and Abraham Accord countries, September 13, 2022

Iran building underground nuclear facility near Natanz - NYT

An underground nuclear facility built by Iran would be able to withstand cyberattacks and bunker-penetrating bombs, the report claimed.

A handout satellite image shows a general view of the Natanz nuclear facility after a fire, in Natanz, Iran July 8, 2020

Iran opens new centrifuge-parts workshop at Natanz

The new workshop raises questions about Iran's plans for the manufacturing of advanced centrifuges.

Exhibition of nuclear achievements of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, April 10, 2021

Why is no one talking about Iran digging a new unbombable nuke facility? - analysis

The facility in Natanz is built deep under a massive mountain, making it extremely difficult for the IDF to ever bomb it.

IAF fighter jet during the Red Flag joint exercise at Nellis air force base in Nevada

Israel's Iran question: To strike or not to strike? - opinion

Will an overt airstrike on Iran really achieve so much more for Israel in terms of a delay than continued covert operations?

 An Israeli F-15 fighter jet is seen from behind at Uvda Airbase in southern Israel (illustrative).

Is third sabotage the charm at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility? - analysis

Was Iran's Natanz nuclear facility just attacked for the third time in two years?

VIEW OF a damaged building after a fire broke out at Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Facility, in Isfahan on July 2.

Mossad recruited Iranian scientists to blow up nuclear facility - report

As many as 10 nuclear scientists agreed to help destroy centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear facility.

VIEW OF a damaged building after a fire broke out at Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Facility, in Isfahan on July 2.

Iran restricts IAEA access to main enrichment plant after attack

According to diplomats, Iran has been restricting UN nuclear inspectors' access to its main uranium enrichment plant, citing security concerns.

THE NATANZ uranium enrichment facility 250 km. south of Tehran.