Mar 18 • 23:31 UTC 🇺🇸 USA Fox News

Iran’s hidden mountain nuclear site raises urgent threat, must be ‘neutralized': reports

Reports indicate that Iran's hidden nuclear site, located deep beneath a granite mountain, poses an urgent threat that needs to be addressed immediately by U.S. and Israeli forces.

Recent evaluations suggest that Iran operates a highly dangerous nuclear facility buried up to 100 meters underground under a mountain, complicating efforts for neutralization. Experts, including Andrea Stricker from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, assert the urgent need to neutralize this site, referred to as 'Pickaxe Mountain', alongside controlling enriched uranium stocks to prevent potential misuse by the Iranian regime. This warning comes amid ongoing military operations, with the United States and Israel having reportedly targeted over 7,800 locations within Iran in just over two weeks of conflict. The complexities of dismantling such a threat not only highlight Iran's nuclear ambitions but also pose significant risks to regional and global security, particularly as the situation evolves amidst mixed international diplomatic signals regarding Iran's nuclear program.

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