Iran Is Storing Centrifuges at Pickaxe Mountain, Israeli Source Says

[Financial News] Israel believes Iran's nuclear program has not been completely destroyed and thinks Iran is currently storing centrifuges at a site called "Pickaxe Mountain," a senior diplomatic source said.
On the 29th local time, The Jerusalem Post reported that a senior Israeli diplomatic official, who accompanied Benjamin Netanyahu to The White House for a summit with President Trump on the 28th, told reporters that Israel remains ready to act again at any time if Iran tries to rebuild its nuclear program.
The senior official said, "The goal is to completely end Iran's nuclear program." He noted that strikes on scientists, enrichment facilities and centrifuges had delayed the program's progress, but said it was "not stopped forever." Even if enrichment is not currently under way, the presence of centrifuges at Pickaxe Mountain means Israel would respond immediately if Iran tries to rebuild its nuclear or ballistic missile capabilities.
President Trump is reportedly weighing three options for Iran: pursuing a new agreement, increasing economic pressure and sanctions, or escalating military action. The U.S.-Israel summit was not merely a ceremonial event, but a substantive consultation in which the parties seriously reviewed the pros and cons of each option.
Meanwhile, The Jerusalem Post reported that Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's reclusive supreme leader, has no public activity but is confirmed to be alive.
During the meeting, Netanyahu presented a map of Syria and pushed back against calls for Israel to withdraw from the country. According to the map, Türkiye occupies about 5% of Syrian territory, while Israel's share is only 0.1%. Netanyahu used visual materials to explain that the IDF's presence is an essential measure to counter threats from terrorist groups such as Iran, Hezbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
Netanyahu also pointed out that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been expanding his influence in the region and acting in a hostile manner toward Israel. He also tried to persuade Trump in a light exchange over U.S. arms sales to Türkiye.
According to The Jerusalem Post, Netanyahu used his meeting with President Trump to present a new strategic vision that would move away from the current aid model centered on foreign military financing (FMF) and instead build financial self-reliance and domestic weapons production capacity within 10 years.
The plan goes beyond simple funding for weapons purchases. It aims to shift the paradigm toward a "full-scale defense partnership," in which the two countries cooperate on equal footing in ballistic missile defense (BMD), defense technology and research.
Netanyahu also requested and secured a separate one-on-one meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a key figure in the U.S. administration and a leading potential Republican contender. The meeting reportedly featured candid and serious discussion, given Vance's recent critical stance toward Israel's coalition government and Netanyahu.
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