Israeli journalists from N13/Army Radio report that the underground facility near Natanz contains centrifuges and all necessary components for a complete enrichment process, though it is not yet active. An Israeli assessment warns that the presence of enriched material would be a 'bright red line' requiring US action, and that current US capabilities can neutralize but not fully destroy the facility.
New details regarding Iran's Mount Machush nuclear facility, published by journalists Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh (N13/Army Radio), indicate that the underground site contains all components required for a full uranium enrichment process — not merely centrifuges, as previously reported. The facility, buried deep beneath Mount Machush near Natanz, is assessed by Israeli intelligence to be not yet active, but fully prepared to begin enrichment if directed.
The report highlights a critical threshold: if enriched uranium material is introduced to the facility, it would constitute a 'bright red line' compelling the United States to take military action, as it would signal Iran's capability to enrich to 90% weapons-grade level. Israeli defense officials assess that current U.S. military capabilities cannot fully destroy the deeply buried site, but can neutralize it and prevent its operational activation.
The Zioneer has previously reported on the Mount Machush facility's development, including the transfer of thousands of centrifuges following Operation Rising Lion, and on President Trump's repeated threats to strike the site. Satellite imagery published earlier this month showed construction activity at the site, buried 80-100 meters underground. The facility remains a focal point in the escalating U.S.-Iran military confrontation.
2 developments
- StrongSatellite imagery reveals construction activity at Iran's secret underground nuclear facility near Natanz
- StrongAnalysis: Iran's Mount Makush nuclear facility deeper than Fordow, US reportedly plans phased strike on access routes
- StrongIsraeli assessment: Iran's enriched uranium entombed in attacked Isfahan tunnels, Fordow ruins
- StrongIsraeli defense establishment on highest alert in months amid talk of US strikes on Iran's Har HaMachosh
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