美国总统特朗普多次公开威胁将轰炸伊朗位于Pickaxe Mountain（镐头山）的在建地下核设施。特朗普在周二表示"我们很快就会轰炸那个地区，他们对此无能为力"[1]，随后补充称"我们很快就会轰炸那个地区，而且会非常猛烈"[1]。
该核设施位于伊朗首都德黑兰南部约225公里处的Natanz核浓缩厂南侧[1]。设施占地2.7平方公里，周围配备有防空炮电池、栅栏和伊朗革命卫队的保护[1]。根据专家估计，地下结构深度在80米至100米之间，可能更深[1]。
伊朗在先前对Natanz遭受多次破坏攻击后开始建设这一地下设施[1]。此前伊朗已将铀浓缩至接近武器级的60%纯度，随后在2025年的战争中遭到轰炸[1]。美国GBU-57炸弹具有穿透至少60米深土壤后引爆的能力[1]。
伊朗已故最高领袖哈梅内伊于2月28日在战争开始时被杀害[1]，其子穆贾塔巴·哈梅内伊已成为伊朗新任最高领袖[1]。
President Trump has threatened imminent military action against an underground nuclear site under construction in Iran, located at Pickaxe Mountain south of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility. On Tuesday, Trump stated that the United States would strike the area "probably pretty soon," adding that "there's not a thing they can do about it." [1] He later emphasized the attack would be "very heavy." [1]
The facility, situated approximately 225 kilometers south of Tehran, occupies an area of 2.7 square kilometers and is protected by air defense batteries, fencing, and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. [1] Experts estimate the underground installation extends between 80 and 100 meters deep, potentially deeper. [1] The U.S. military possesses the GBU-57 bunker-buster bomb, which is capable of penetrating soil depths of at least 60 meters before detonating. [1]
Iran constructed this underground complex following previous sabotage attacks on the Natanz facility. [1] The country has enriched uranium to approximately 60 percent purity, approaching weapons-grade levels. [1]
Recent political developments in Iran include the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28 at the outbreak of war. [1] His son, Mujtaba Khamenei, has assumed the position of Supreme Leader. [1]