Iran: Large blast in Dailam, said fired from unknown aircraft

Reuters | 16 Feb 05 | Reuters Headline

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Large blast heard near City of Dailam. Iran TV says fired from unknown aircraft.

No other details.

[SoFloFreeper]

Anybody know of a map showing where all the different secret underground Iranian nuclear rearch facilities/warehouses are?

How could such a map show secret facilities?

[ElisabethInCincy]

lololol

[HankReardon]

How many points did Mullah futures drop on the news?

[joedelta]

I would think that if we or the Israelis were trying to destroy Iran's nuclear capability, we'd hit multiple sites all over the country.

Roger that. We've already shown we can. As well, first strike would be cruies missiles so we don't put pilots at risk.

[Recovering Hermit]

Iranian TV: Blast may be from fuel tank dropping from plane.

I hate it when that happens.

[NonValueAdded]

... once again proving the old axiom about the accuracy of first reports.

Another possible explanation that would explain an air-launched misile is that an Iranian aircraft launched a missile against an UAV, missed, and then struck the ground. The mullahs did say they would go after them, didn't they?

Sigourney Weaver says "go pilotless." As long as the Pep Boys don't show up on the displays at that base in NV, we're doing OK.

[TomGuy]

Fuel tanks fall out of planes all the time, don't they?

Yep. Between dodging falling fuel tanks and chunks of potty-ice, life's a real hassle.

[Patriot623]

Here we go....
Iran MAY have staged this to make it seem like they were bombed....

Am I the only one that Thinks Iran staged the Lebanon attack to take attention off themselves?

[MEG33]

Just saying what they are reporting..thought they said Iranian TV.
It could have been an accidental missile dropping from an Iranian plane.and they aren't ready to report that..An accident is what they are calling it.

[Dallas59]

Whoops...

Bye..Bye Tehran

[Eurotwit]

Iranian tv says it fell down from one of their own planes.

Perhaps they are trying to fly their F-14's :-)

[mware]

Well one thing for sure, if it was us, we were not firing at an empty tent in the desert.

[Piranha]

I doubt it is Israel. It would be much easier for the US to do it, since I assume we have planes on both sides of Iran (in Afghanistan and Iraq). Our planes could reach the area much easier than Israel's planes, which would have to cross Jordan and Iraq.

It is questionable to me whether this would be done on the day that Jordan announced the return of its ambassador.

[Rummyfan]

Many military aircraft, at least of the Attack and Fighter variety, carry external tanks to increase their range. Don't know of any commercial aircraft with this need or capability.

[TomGuy]

[Dog]

Am I the only one that Thinks Iran staged the Lebanon attack to take attention off themselves

No you are not.......I think the same thing.

[processing please hold]

The mullahs have to get Iranian support somehow. By saying they were attacked it would play on national unity against an outsider.

Well, Syria and Iran have joined forces now...and as usual Europe is supporting them rather than us.

I believe when it happens, and it will, there will be no doubt about it because there will be multiple blast at various locations.

[JimVT]

Now MSNBC says Iran claims a fuel tank from one of its aircraft dropped on an atomic plant!

[steveegg]

Newest story from Fox News - the Mullahs are saying it was one of their planes dropping a fuel tank 60 miles from the nuke plant.

There's nothing to see here. (BOOM!) Please disperse (WHOOSH! BAM!) </Police_Squad>

[joedelta]

call it a spotting round

Right 70, drop 50, Fire For Effect, Over.