India, Sept. 9 -- As tensions between the US and Iran continue to simmer, it is now being alleged that there has been an increase in construction at Pickaxe mountain, a nuclear site, in Iran's Isfahan province.

New satellite imagery allegedly shows heightened construction activity in 2026 on Pickaxe. Analysis can neither confirm nor deny reports that Iran moved centrifuges into the site, but the nature of activity suggests the facility is not yet capable of enriching uranium, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has said.

"Multisource imagery analysis of Pickaxe Mountain and the Natanz Nuclear Facility from 2020 to the present reveals a clear three-phase activity signature across the five key points of interest and the ...