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Netanyahu to show Trump proof of Iran's Pickaxe Mountain deception at White House meeting - report

Israel's public diplomacy head denied that Netanyahu arrived with any intelligence on Pickaxe Mountain to share with Trump after the leaders met.

US President Donald Trump speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.
A man crosses the street, past a billboard showing Iranian centrifuges and nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, August 29, 2025

Only regime change prevents Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, former Israel Navy commander says

An Iranian nuclear power plant stands March 30, 2005 some 200 miles (322 km) south of Tehran, in Natanz, Iran.

What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran's nuclear site which might be among Trump's next targets - explainer

US  President Trump reacts, while shaking hands with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, during their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 21, 2026.

Trump hosts Lebanon's Aoun, says he is open to talks with Hezbollah if asked by Beirut


From nuclear threat to harmless kittens: Israeli rescues adopt names of US-struck facilities

Read how one American-Israeli saved three kittens under fire from Iranian rockets.

Kittens Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan seen over an illustrative background of US-struck Iranian nuclear sites.

CIA director confirms severe damage to Iran's nuclear program

The “CIA can confirm that credible intelligence indicates that Iran’s nuclear program has been significantly damaged by the recent, targeted strikes,” Ratcliffe said.

 CIA Director John Ratcliffe receives updates in the Situation Room of the White House, in Washington, June 21, 2025.

Despite doubts from US intel, Israel pushed Iran's nuclear program back years - IDF

Virtually all experts also believe that until Iran or any third parties dig through the rubble of the Fordow nuclear, no one will know conclusively how badly the nuclear centrifuges were damaged.

A satellite image shows airstrike craters covered with dirt at the Natanz Enrichment Facility, following US airstrikes, in Natanz County, Iran, June 24, 2025

White House denies assessment that US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities were ineffective - CNN

"Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration," White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told CNN.

 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, June 19, 2025.

Operation Midnight Hammer: The strike that shattered Iran's nuclear ambitions - opinion

Saturday night was not just a military achievement. It was a strategic message written in steel, silence, and sky - Iran’s path to the bomb has been shattered.

 Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

'Finish the job': How Netanyahu convinced Trump to strike Iran's nuclear sites - exclusive

Trump only planned to bomb nuclear facilities in Fordow - but was convinced by Netanyahu and Dermer to target Natanz and Isfahan, an Israeli official told the Post.

 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump. (illustration)

WATCH: 'What no other country on earth can do': Netanyahu praises Trump, US over Iran strikes

"History will record that President Trump acted to deny the world's most dangerous regime the world's most dangerous weapons," he added.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a public address following US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, June 22, 2025.

Trump confirms US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites

US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US conducted airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan in a Truth Social post on Saturday night.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

The evolving mystery of whether Israel destroyed Natanz centrifuges: IDF, Grossi trade reversals

The IDF had said twice that the underground site beneath Natanz was also destroyed by a military strike.

 A satellite image shows the Natanz nuclear facility after airstrike in Iran, June 16, 2025

IAEA's Grossi disputes IDF claims on levels of destruction at Iranian nuclear sites

The IDF had said that it had succeeded in striking and destroying both the above ground and underground Natanz nuclear sites, including the crucial centrifuge fleet.

IAEA board and chief Rafael Grossi hold exceptional meeting about Israel's strikes on Iran, June 16, 2025