What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump say he wants to bomb it?

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Former US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to bomb Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected underground nuclear site near Natanz, citing unproven claims of enriched uranium storage. Iran's foreign ministry denies nuclear activity there, calling the threats a pretext for aggression, while satellite imagery shows ongoing construction and tunnel hardening at the deeply buried facility.

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BBC Verify has spoken to experts and analysed satellite imagery to piece together what we know about the site, and the potential impact of a US strike.

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