by Seth J. Frantzman
Regional media is now speculating that something worse may have happened when a massive explosion caused light in the night skies over Iran last week.
Iran may have been up to more than it claims after mysterious explosions ripped apart an area near secretive missile factories in the hills east of Tehran.
Images have identified a burned area in the hills near the Khojir Missile Production Complex.
Regional media is now speculating that something worse may have happened when a massive explosion lit up the night skies over Iran last week. Theories initially pointed to Parchin as the location of the explosion. Iranian media claimed it was just a gas leak at a storage facility.
“While Parchin has gained notoriety for its role in Iran’s pre-2003 nuclear weapons program, Khojir has generally escaped public scrutiny despite being the single most important site associated with Iran’s ballistic missile program. The vast area nestled https://t.co/lAqccHPMeQ— Alireza Nader علیرضا نادر (@AlirezaNader) June 27, 2020
But what really happened?
Al-Ain media in the Gulf speculates on numerous holes in Iran’s official story. Images show a burned field. It may have been an “external cyberattack aimed at sabotaging the facilities.”
Seth J. Frantzman
Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-mystery-explosion-may-have-been-at-a-secret-ballistic-missile-site-633067
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