If the Syrian reactor was/is there (Google Earth) then this area should have some significant construction (at least). So far there is nothing there.
Apparently the Arabs in this area of a grip of grievances against the Persian authorities. And the Sat imagery is not lining up. Until I hear an Israeli or DoD source confirm, I dont believe the story.
“Apparently the Arabs in this area of a grip of grievances against the Persian authorities”
You’re correct. The Ahvazi arabs have been persecuted and are referred to as a separatist group.
I hesitated to post this article wondering if it was just propaganda for the Ahvazis. Unlike some people here, I don’t like to post articles with little evidence or proven reliable sources to back it up. But it was being picked up by a number of websites, so I went ahead. Arab Times is a fairly reputable publication, but there is bias there for these arabs, too. (not that we don’t get bias from the LA Times everyday.)