There are indications of movement around construction at the Pickaxe Mountain site near Natanz.
Open Claimed by International Atomic Energy Agency (Board of Governors and Director General) on 10 September 2026.
The statement
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told Bloomberg there were indications of movement around construction at Pickaxe Mountain near Natanz, which inspectors have not entered, but that the agency lacked concrete information on activities there.
- Origin of the claim The Times of Israel
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | There is construction activity at the Pickaxe Mountain site near Natanz. | There are indications of movement around construction at the Pickaxe Mountain site near Natanz. | The proposition misstated the statement; corrected to what the speaker said. |
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | 2026-11-03 | 2026-12-10 | Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. The record has no event on Pickaxe Mountain; the claim rests only on the IAEA director general, who said the agency lacked concrete information. Next check on the ladder from 2026-09-10 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly). |
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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-97y8, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-97y8/