Explosion in Nuclear Complex: Did Israel Sabotage Iran's Illicit Nuclear Facilities at Parchin?

Weekly Standard ^ | 10/11/2014 | Lee Smith

[SeekAndFind]

Experts continue to debate whether the explosion at an Iranian military base at Parchin earlier in the week was an act of sabotage.

The New York Times notes that the satellite images of the incident showed evidence “reminiscent of pictures of a missile-development site 30 miles west of Tehran that was virtually destroyed during a test in November 2011 that killed 17 people, including Gen. Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, the leading force behind Iran’s advanced missile efforts.”

Nonetheless David Albright, head of the Institute for Science and International Security, told the Times that it “could have been an accident.” However, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, writing in the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai, reports that European diplomatic sources in Washington confirm that "the massive blast … was no accident, but a premeditated attack by a foreign country.”

Hussain further contends that Iran believes Israel was behind the operation. According to his report, Iran tasked Hezbollah to retaliate earlier this week. The blast in Parchin, Hussain writes, “led Iran to order Hezbollah to place a bomb at Mount Dov [on the Israel-Lebanon border] which then wounded two Israeli soldiers."

[LucianOfSamasota]

I like to think they blew themselves up?

Oppressive dictatorships seldom inspire great achievement or superior performance.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

The prime suspect.

[Jimmy Valentine]

That whole red wire, blue wire thing again? Achmed is colorblind.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

A likely accomplice.

[rktman]

I’d like to think so. Been done before hasn’t it?

[Darksheare]

If so, expect Jar Jar Obama to be stomping his feet and flapping his ears in anger.

[Darksheare]

Slings, could it be...not a ping/jews in space?
I do know it is “Not My Fault”.
[Insert Giorgio Tsoukalos and his hair saying “Is it possible? Yes” here.]

[Chode]

Angelina Jewlie???

[Always A Marine]

Mazel tov!

[Bobalu]

[UCANSEE2]

I like to think they blew themselves up?

After reading the statements given by 'authorities' in the article, I'm pretty sure you are correct. Workplace accident.

Back when the US was trying to develop a nuclear weapon, there were some 'workplace accidents' as well. While these were from inexperience, the Iranian explosion was probably caused by ineptitude.

[Darksheare]

I’m Tiefing that one.

[UCANSEE2]

Awesome edit job. I have saved the link to the picture, and with your permission , would like to strategically use it in the future.

[Ghost of SVR4]

hahaha...

[Slings and Arrows]

Did someone say "Jews in Space?"

[Slings and Arrows]

PING to #11!

[Darksheare]

Obviously it was an orbital strike!
[I’d have typed that in 1337 spe4k, but it would be annoying to type..]

[Chode]

looks like her anyway

[BenLurkin]

Wow! Where do I sign up?