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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


Trump confirms US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites

US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US conducted airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in a Truth Social post on Saturday night.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

The evolving mystery of whether Israel destroyed Natanz centrifuges: IDF, Grossi trade reversals

The IDF had said twice that the underground site beneath Natanz was also destroyed by a military strike.

 A satellite image shows the Natanz nuclear facility after airstrike in Iran, June 16, 2025

IAEA's Grossi disputes IDF claims on levels of destruction at Iranian nuclear sites

The IDF had said that it had succeeded in striking and destroying both the above ground and underground Natanz nuclear sites, including the crucial centrifuge fleet.

IAEA board and chief Rafael Grossi hold exceptional meeting about Israel's strikes on Iran, June 16, 2025

Iranians rush to withdraw cash as they face fear, anger, panic amid Israeli strikes

Many Iranians still believe in Iran's right to a civilian nuclear program, but some said it was now costing the country too much.

 Iranian women walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, April 26, 2025.

WATCH: Damage in Iran from Israeli strikes spreads across social media

Footage showing intense damage caused by Israel's airstrikes on Iran as part of Operation "Rising Lion" is being shared across Israeli and Iranian social media.

Smoke from Natanz nuclear facility

IDF attacks, destroys Natanz nuclear site, weapons during overnight strikes in Iran

However, the IDF has so far not attacked from the air against the Fordow nuclear facility, which lies underneath a mountain.

 An IDF infographic indicating the layout of Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, June 13, 2025.

Iran to conduct air defense exercises, following drill near Natanz

State official says 'disturbances' by US and European countries has not hindered Iran's nuclear energy objectives.

 Iran to conduct air defense exercises, following drill near Natanz. Illustration.

Iranian VP accuses Israel of 'nuclear terrorism,' says site was rigged with explosives

Zarif also explained how sanctions had forced Iran to rely on intermediaries., which created serious security vulnerabilities that were subsequently allegedly exploited by Israel.

 FILE PHOTO: Iran's Foreign Minister (at the time) Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon August 14, 2020.

Iran builds 'defensive tunnel' in Tehran to avoid future Israeli attacks

According to Iranian media, the tunnel, located near Tehran's city center, will link a station on the Tehran metro to the Imam Khomeini Hospital.

 The remains of a Kheibar Shekan and a Emad ballistic missiles are displayed by Israel's military in Julis army base, days after an attack by Iran on Israel, in southern Israel, October 9, 2024.

IAEA report: Iran installs more centrifuges at Fordow enrichment plant

Diplomats said Iran was responding to last week's IAEA board resolution against it by expanding its uranium-enrichment capacity at its two underground enrichment sites at Fordow and Natanz.

A SATELLITE view of Iran's Fordow nuclear plant.