A new report from Jewish Breaking News says Israeli intelligence believes Tehran moved thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges deep beneath Pickaxe Mountain after its main nuclear sites were bombed. The report adds that President Trump has placed the site directly in Washington's crosshairs, and that the fortified complex may be beyond the reach of conventional bunker-busting strikes.
Jewish Breaking News reported Tuesday at 11:46 Jerusalem time that Israeli intelligence believes Iran moved thousands of enrichment centrifuges to the deep underground Pickaxe Mountain site, and that President Trump has threatened to strike the facility. The report adds that the fortified complex may be beyond the reach of conventional bunker-busting weapons, reinforcing the picture that has emerged over the course of the morning.
At 07:24, The Zioneer published an analysis assessing that the site is immune to conventional air strikes. At 08:04, The Wall Street Journal reported that Israeli intelligence assessed the transfer had occurred and that Trump threatened a strike. At 08:25, Israeli and U.S. officials confirmed the move. At 08:42, The Zioneer reported that Israel shared the intelligence with the U.S. to urge a strike. The new Jewish Breaking News report, published at 11:46, adds no independent verification but echoes the same assessment from a separate news outlet, strengthening the overall picture.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this morning, the fortified complex at Pickaxe Mountain (Mount Machush) is believed to be beyond the reach of conventional bunker busters. In previous weeks, The Zioneer reported on Iranian defensive measures including tunnel collapses and mine-laying to shield nuclear assets, and on satellite imagery showing reconstruction at nuclear-related sites. The background reinforces the concern that the facility is designed to withstand a conventional strike.
The centrifuges are reportedly not yet operational, and the timeline for any U.S. strike remains unclear. The new report does not provide independent confirmation of the assessment, which continues to rely on intelligence sources cited by news outlets.
9 developments
- StrongCNN: Israel believes Iran moved enriched uranium to Mount Machush alongside centrifuges
- DevelopingThe Zioneer assesses: Iran's Mount Pikaks site immune to conventional strike, centrifuge transfer deepens nuclear threat
- StrongIran collapses tunnels, lays mines to shield near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile, CNN reports
- StrongIran reportedly building underground nuclear facility in violation of US MOU, Israeli security source says
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