What is Pickaxe Mountain, and why has it become central to the Iran conflict?

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• The site is located 220 km (140 miles) south of Tehran and just 2 km (1.2 miles) from the Natanz nuclear complex.

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• Israeli intelligence said it believes Iran moved thousands of uranium enrichment centrifuges inside Pickaxe Mountain last fall, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal earlier Tuesday.

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• The peak itself rises to around 1,600 meters above sea level.

  according to Hindustan Times

• President Donald Trump said the US is not done with Iran and warned that the next US target could be an underground nuclear site called Pickaxe Mountain .

  according to Hindustan Times

• Iranian officials have also blocked International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors from monitoring activities at Pickaxe Mountain, a decision that has escalated geopolitical tensions.

  according to Washington Examiner

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• Hindustan Times