What to know about Iran nuclear facility Trump may strike
KAZMA DAĞ NEAR NATANZ NUCLEAR FACILITY, IRAN – 14 NOVEMBER 2025: 12 — Vantor satellite image shows tunnel construction activities and a large spoil pile near the Natanz nuclear complex in Kazma Mountain. Please use: Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor.
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US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran’s underground nuclear facility in the latest escalation of the war between the two countries.
U.S. Central Command bombed Iranian targets, including military operations centers, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure, for 11 nights as it aimed to weaken the country’s ability to control commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States and Iran signed an interim memorandum of understanding on June 17 that halted military operations, called for the reopening of Hormuz, and gave a 60-day period to negotiate a permanent agreement, including terms covering Iran’s nuclear program. However, the document left the future management of the Strait of Hormuz unresolved.
Trump’s comments about Mount Kazma brought renewed focus to one of Iran’s most secure and protected facilities. Here’s what we know.
What did Trump say about Mount Ida?
Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, the president said the US military would soon target Kazma Mountain, a key underground site next to Iran’s nuclear facility.
“We’re probably going to hit that area very soon, and there’s nothing they can do about it. Normally I wouldn’t say that; I would never say that if I thought they could do anything about it, but we’re going to hit that area very hard very soon,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
Iran’s Khatam Al-Anbiya military command, in a comment quoted by the BBC from state broadcaster IRIB, said such an attack would be considered “an outbreak of war in the region”. They also threatened to attack “all the interests of America, its allies, and its supporters.”
The construction of Mount Pickaxe, or Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La as it is known in Iran, located in the south of Iran’s Natanz enrichment facility, started in 2020. At the time, Iran said the underground facility would replace a centrifuge facility that was destroyed at Natanz, according to the Institute for Science and International Security.
— CNBC’s Lim Hui Jie contributed to this report.
