Three explosions have occurred in the south of Iran, an Iranian news agency reported. The explosions were recorded on Thursday in Khorramshahr in the Iranian border province of Khuzestan. "The three explosions were so strong that they shook windows of houses," the semi-official Fars news agency said.
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Report: Nuclear Explosion in Iran (UPDATE: 3 explosions)
January 11, 2007
A major explosion is being reported in the Iranian desert. It said to be a nuclear explosion. In the general area of one of Iran's nuclear testing sitees.
The alternative theory is that a UFO crashed. That is what one Iranian blogger is reporting, anyway. Anti-Mullah: Reports emanating from Iran on Wednesday indicate a huge explosion - reportedly NUCLEAR - from the Kerman area at the edge of the Kavir Lut (major desert). I waited to get confirmation of the event that was felt a 100 kilometers away but apart from on the ground phone reports, the local Islamic Iranian news media reported that an UFO had crashed and blown up to explain the incident. The explosion took place at what would be the Islamic Regime's testing ground for an atomic weapon.
Since even North Korea tested its nuke underground, I'm guessing that the even the Iranians aren't stupid enough for an above ground test. Which leaves the UFO theory. Kerman: Iran's Roswell. Now excuse me while I go feed my pet sasquatch. But GM seems to think that the explosion might have been a detonator test. My guess is that this is just rumor compounded by fear.
Lots of updates below the fold.
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January 12, 2007
IDF Keeps a Wary Eye on Egypt
Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)
There is growing anxiety within the Israeli defense establishment regarding the stability of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's regime and the possibility that an Islamic takeover there could lead to war with Israel. The IDF's work plan for 2007 includes a section dedicated to "finding answers to counter Western military equipment in the region." High-ranking officers warned this week that while certain countries in the region might appear to be stable, they could easily collapse.
What is most troubling for Israel is that Egypt has built up a powerful and massive, Westernized military force. Egypt recently increased its defense expenditures by 30% and has ballistic missiles from North Korea and missile patrol boats from Germany, as well as F-16 combat jets, Abrams tanks, and Apache helicopters. Egypt has 450,000 regular troops as compared to Israel's tens of thousands. As long as Mubarak remains in power, a defense official said, Israel doesn't need to worry. "But the moment he falls and the Muslim Brotherhood takes over we could find ourselves facing a new front," he warned.
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Mubarak: "Muslim Brotherhood Is Danger to Egyptian Security":
Roee Nahmias (Ynet News) - In an interview with the Egyptian weekly al-Osboa Thursday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned against the establishment of a religious Islamic state in Egypt, and against the ascendance of the Muslim Brotherhood to power. "The Muslim Brotherhood is a danger to the security of Egypt because it is walking in a religious path....We support a secular country in which citizens can enjoy civil rights."
Posted on 12 January 2007 @ 14:38 GMT