Pickaxe Mountain, near Natanz, is an underground Iranian nuclear facility buried nearly 100 meters inside a mountain, now under threat amid escalating US-Iran tensions.
Iranian state media reported that air defenses were activated in Tehran
Jul 22, 2026
10:55 am
What's the storyThe United States has launched airstrikes on Iran for the 11th night in a row. The strikes, according to the US Central Command (Centcom), are aimed at crippling Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian state media reported that air defenses were activated in Tehran and explosions were heard in Tabriz, Chabahar, Konarak, and Bushehr.
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