Iran claims it has ‘missile cities’ as 6 incidents prompt theories it is under attack
Iranian authorities initially dismissed the incidents as accidents but now there are claims the country’s enemies may be involved.
(Sky News) – Iran has admitted that “significant damage” has been caused by a mysterious incident at one of the country’s nuclear facilities.
The explosion was reported at the Natanz nuclear facility on Friday morning.
The authorities in Iran initially said there had only been minor damage at the plant.
They now acknowledge the damage could set back the country’s nuclear programme by months, according to a statement by the country’s Atomic Energy Organisation.
In a separate revaluation, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy chief has said that underground “missile cities” have been built along the country’s Gulf coast.
“Iran has established underground onshore and offshore missile cities all along the coasts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman that would be a nightmare for Iran’s enemies,” Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri told the Sobh-e Sadeq weekly.
There have been six curious incidents over the past couple of weeks in Iran.
On the face of it, they are unconnected. But as conspiracy theories abound, what do we actually know? Could they be attacks? Who could be behind them and why?
What happened?
26 June: An explosion at a weapons depot in Parchin near Tehran. Hours later, 600 miles south in Shiraz, the power went out.
30 June: An explosion killed 19 people at a medical clinic in central Tehran.
2 July: An ‘incident’ was reported by Iranian media at the Natanz nuclear facility.
3 July: A huge fire in Shiraz, the same town hit by the power outage days earlier.
4 July: A fire at a power station in Ahvaz in southern Iran.
