New satellite imagery reveals Iran has significantly bolstered defenses around tunnel entrances at its deeply buried, nuclear-linked site known as Pickaxe Mountain, a facility President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to strike. The fortifications include newly added earthen roadblocks and increased soil cover over tunnel portals, hardening the entrances against potential aerial bombardment. This activity coincides with Russia and China vetoing a U.S.-drafted UN Security Council resolution aimed at preserving international monitoring of sanctions on Tehran, effectively hindering efforts to track potential violations. Experts suggest the window for a straightforward strike on Pickaxe Mountain may be closing as Iran buries its operations deeper than previously thought, though Washington retains options to impede Iran’s progress by targeting the site’s access. Concurrently, Iran is rapidly reconstructing another sensitive facility, Taleghan 2 at the Parchin military complex, obscuring ongoing work under a tarp and reinforcing it against aerial attack. These developments unfold against a backdrop of escalating tensions, with Trump issuing a stern warning to Iran not to ‘get cute’ regarding Pickaxe Mountain, while the UN faces a deep division over the legality of restored sanctions, with Russia and China rejecting their validity and the U.N. watchdog scrutinizing both U.S. and Iranian actions.
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