"We will blow it up whenever we want." What do you know about the "Axe Mountain " that Trump has vowed to destroy in Iran
US President Donald Trump has vowed to blow up and destroy Iran's highly fortified and deep-buried nuclear facility, known as "Jabal al-Fas", as US fighter jets continue to launch heavy bombardment waves for the third night in a row that targeted Iranian defense systems, missile sites and vital facilities in several provinces.
During a radio interview with The Hugh Hewitt Show, Trump struck a firm and direct tone to the Iranian leadership, saying, "The United States will destroy the Axe Mountain, tell the Iranians to be ready."
He added that the US intelligence services are closely monitoring the site around the clock, adding with military pride: "We don't see any movement there right now, but we will blow it up whenever we hear about it. We are probably going to strike him very soon."
What's hiding in Koh Klang?
Western military circles rank the "Axe Mountain" facility (known locally as Koh Klang) as one of the world's toughest military targets.
The engineering and intelligence data monitored for the site in mid-July are summarized in the following points:
Location and depth: The fort is located south of the capital Tehran within the Zagros mountain range in Isfahan province, specifically close to the famous Natanz complex, and is excavated at a depth of up to 600 meters under thick and huge layers of hard granite rocks.
Geometric fortification: The site consists of four massive main entrances (two in the east and two in the west) 6 meters wide and 8 meters high, carefully designed to keep the facility safe from the impact of the most powerful U.S. GBU-57 bombs and rock blocks.
On the other hand, since the actual construction of the site began in 2020, Tehran has insisted that it is a civilian facility dedicated to assembling and manufacturing advanced centrifuges for peaceful purposes, so far refusing to allow IAEA inspectors access to it, arguing that it is not included in the agreements already signed.
Nuclear 'insurance policy' and fears of missing uranium
Major research centers in Washington, led by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), have expressed serious concerns that Tehran is in the process of completing the construction of a uranium enrichment facility inside the tunnels to serve as an "insurance umbrella" and a strategic policy that will enable it to impose its terms in any future negotiations.
According to researcher Spencer Varagassi, the total area of the huge complex within the mountain allows for the incubation of an integrated and top-secret enrichment facility.
These heated developments on the ground come as IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi announced that Iran had completely closed the door to international inspectors and obstructed efforts to verify the site, amid growing international intelligence suspicions about the fate of about 400 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium, which has become unaccounted for amid Western estimates that it may be transported and stored in safe havens under the fortified Axe Mountain.