Iran hands out iodine tablets & survival guides as Trump plots obliteration of regime’s secret nuclear fortress

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2 comments 2 Next IRAN is handing out iodine tablets and survival guides to prepare its citizens for disaster as Donald Trump has vowed to obliterate its secret nuclear fortress, Pickaxe Mountain. The regime put out a video guide for its citizens with instructions on how to survive a blast at its nuke-packed mountain hideout . 4 Iran has this week burnt a vile banner depicting Steve Witkoff, Benjamin Netanyahu and JD Vance in Tehran Source: AP 4 The regime put out a video guide for its citizens with instructions on how to survive a blast at Pickaxe, its nuke-packed mountain hideout Source: Reuters Advertisement A chilling video shared on Iranian social media gave three key orders to follow in the event of a nuclear disaster: “Get inside, stay inside and listen for updates.”

It warned that an attack on Pickaxe Mountain could send huge amounts of radioactive earth and rock into the atmosphere. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Radioactive dust could then be carried hundreds of miles by strong winds, the guide said. People living closest to Pickaxe could have just ten to 15 minutes before nuclear fallout, it claimed. read more in world news DEEP IMPACT Iran shares glimpse of underground labyrinth as Trump threatens nuclear hideout ACHILLES' HEEL How Trump could unleash new tactic to finally destroy Iran's nuke base The government has also handed out iodine tablets, which prevent radiation poisoning to those living near nuclear facilities, an Iranian health ministry official told The Times .

He said: “Yes, we are distributing iodine. “During every war, we have tried to distribute it within a two-to-three-kilometre radius of nuclear facilities. “Trump can no longer be trusted. He may go through with this crime .” Advertisement Most read in The Sun MURDER' MANHUNT New £20k reward in hunt for killer of Royal Engineer found dead in woods FRENCH FORTRESS Macron has 'secret bunker hideout' if French rioters storm presidential HQ SILENT PATROL Brit sub armed with Trident 2 nuclear missiles on course to set world record WET ZERO Fury as Ed Miliband snorkels in Caribbean as Brits struggle to make ends meet' 4 4 Iran shared a chilling video of tunnels packed with missiles launchers Source: Telegram/IRGC The regime has burnt a vile banner depicting Steve Witkoff, Benjamin Netanyahu and JD Vance in Tehran.

On Tuesday, the US president threatened yet again to blow up the key nuclear site, telling Fox News : “We bombed out all of their potential nuclear power . “Now we might have to go after Pickaxe but that’s not a big deal. Advertisement “We can do that in literally one hour, as soon as we want and anytime we want.” The new Ayatollah’s best nuclear scientists are rumoured to be working deep underground at the site, which lies more than 300ft beneath Kolang Mountain.

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The article reports Iran handing out iodine and fallout guides because Trump threatens to obliterate Pickaxe Mountain. It never says the Trump administration has refused to rule out tactical nuclear weapons against Iran's buried nuclear sites. Without this, a reader assumes the radiation risk comes only from Iran's own site, described as "nuke-packed". The reader does not learn that a US nuclear strike is among the options Iran is preparing for.

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The i Paper reported“The Trump administration has refused to rule out the use of”Trump wants to 'go after' Iran's nuclear mountain. Could the unthinkable happen? (opens in a new tab)

Israel believes Iran has moved thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into tunnels deep inside Pickaxe Mountain , officials told the Wall Street Journal in July. When asked what is going on beneath Pickaxe, Iran has previously said: “It’s none of your business.” Experts say it could be more secure than any of the facilities struck by the US and Israel. Advertisement Trump insisted it would be easy to target the fortified mountain, saying Iran’s defences had been left in a terrible state after US-Israeli blitzes earlier in the war.

He said: “Their military is gone, their navy is gone, their air force is gone… “They have some missiles but they don’t have many and they have very little capacity to build more.” In early September, the US president declared he might strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “very soon” after months of threatening to blitz the site. RECOMMENDED STORIES As the president vowed to blast the nuclear fortress again this week, Iran shared a chilling video of tunnels packed with missile launchers.

Advertisement The regime’s bloodthirsty IRGC shared the clips on Telegram after the Wall Street Journal revealed a “secret bombing campaign” by the US on Tuesday. 2 comments 2

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The Sun calls Pickaxe Mountain a nuke-packed mountain hideout in its own voice, though its body offers only a rumour and an Israeli belief, given to the Wall Street Journal, that enrichment centrifuges were moved there. In its own narration it calls Iran's government the regime and the IRGC bloodthirsty. It also does not mention that the Trump administration has refused to rule out tactical nuclear weapons against Iran's buried sites.

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“nuke-packed mountain hideout”
Why this matters
The Sun calls the site "nuke-packed" in its own voice, with no attribution.
The impression it gives
A reader takes it as established that the mountain holds nuclear weapons or bomb material.
The context
The article's only basis is a rumour about scientists working there and an Israeli belief, given to the Wall Street Journal, that enrichment centrifuges were moved into the tunnels. Iran has given no account. Neither source says the site is packed with nuclear weapons.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“Israel believes Iran has moved thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges”
- Elsewhere in the article“are rumoured to be working deep underground”
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“its nuke-packed mountain hideout”
Why this matters
The photo caption repeats "nuke-packed" as plain description, attached to an Iranian civil defence video.
The impression it gives
The reader comes away thinking the Iranian video itself confirms nuclear weapons are stored there.
The context
The guide described fallout from an attack on the site, "radioactive earth and rock". Nothing in it says the site holds weapons. The Israeli claim about centrifuges is the only sourced account of what is inside.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“could send huge amounts of radioactive earth and rock into the atmosphere”
- Elsewhere in the article“officials told the Wall Street Journal in July”
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Iran put out a video guide on surviving an attack on Pickaxe Mountain, where Israeli officials told the Wall Street Journal they believe Iran has moved uranium-enrichment centrifuges.
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“regime’s secret nuclear fortress”
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The headline calls Iran's government "regime" in The Sun's own voice.
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The reader is handed a verdict on the government before any facts are given.
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No source in the article uses the word. It is The Sun's own label, not a quoted one.
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“The regime put out a video guide”
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The Sun names the issuer of a civil defence guide as "The regime".
The impression it gives
A public safety notice reads as the act of an illegitimate power rather than a government protecting its citizens.
The context
The same article says a health ministry official described the distribution of iodine to people near nuclear sites. That is ordinary government civil protection.
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- Elsewhere in the article“an Iranian health ministry official told The Times”
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“bloodthirsty IRGC”
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The Sun calls the IRGC "bloodthirsty" in its narration.
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The reader takes a verdict of bloodlust as fact.
The context
Nothing in the article supports the word. The IRGC is reported only as sharing video clips on Telegram.
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“burnt a vile banner”
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The Sun calls a protest banner "vile" in its own voice.
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The reader is told how to judge the protest without being told what the banner showed beyond three faces.
The context
The article gives no description that supports the verdict. It says only that the banner depicted Witkoff, Netanyahu and Vance.
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What is missing
The article reports Iran handing out iodine and fallout guides because Trump threatens to obliterate Pickaxe Mountain. It never says the Trump administration has refused to rule out tactical nuclear weapons against Iran's buried nuclear sites. Without this, a reader assumes the radiation risk comes only from Iran's own site, described as "nuke-packed". The reader does not learn that a US nuclear strike is among the options Iran is preparing for.
How we know
- The i Paper reported“The Trump administration has refused to rule out the use of”Trump wants to 'go after' Iran's nuclear mountain. Could the unthinkable happen? (opens in a new tab)
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