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Blast at Iranian steel plant, latest in series of incidents
Jerusalem Post ^
| 06/06/2021
| TZVI JOFFRE
Posted on 06/06/2021 6:38:56 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
An explosion and fire were reported at the Zarand Iranian Steel Company in eastern Iran on Saturday night, in the latest in a series of
similar incidents throughout Iran, according to Iranian media.
Video reportedly from the scene showed a large blaze with what appeared to be an explosion launching debris into the air. The Iranian IRNA news reported that a large explosion occurred during the incident.
The governor of Zarand told the Iranian Fars News Agency that no injuries were caused in the incident and that the incident was under control. The incident was reportedly caused by the sudden overflow of molten material in the blast furnace, with the governor stressing that no explosion occurred.
The governor added that firefighters and emergency services were at the scene in order to prevent possible accidents and that more details would be made available later.
The Zarand Iranian Steel Company is part of Middle East Mines and Mineral Industries Development Holding Company (MIDHCO), which was placed under sanctions by the Trump administration earlier this year.
"The Iranian metals sector is an important revenue source for the Iranian regime, generating wealth for its corrupt leaders and financing a range of nefarious activities, including the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, support for foreign terrorist groups, and a variety of human rights abuses, at home and abroad," said the US Department of the Treasury at the time.
The fire at the steel plant is the latest in a series of similar incidents that have plagued Iran in recent weeks.
Last week,
Iran's largest naval ship, the Kharg training support vessel, sank recently after it was destroyed in a fire. It is unclear what caused the fire.
Additionally, a massive fire was reported at an oil refinery in the southern part of Tehran last week, with no casualties reported in the incident.
Additional fires have been reported at a number of petrochemical plants throughout Iran in recent weeks.
At least one fire has been associated with an Iranian military site, with The Guardian reporting that a blast hit the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA), which produces a variety of aircraft, including drones, for Iranian and pro-Iranian forces in Iran's Isfahan Province.
Iranian media reported that the blast had occurred at the Sepahan Nargostar chemical and fireworks factory in the city of Shahin Shahr in Isfahan, stating at the time that the cause of the blast was under investigation. The Sepahan Nargostar factory is a producer of industrial and commercial explosive materials.
Last year, a series of explosions and fires hit industrial sites across Iran, including a number of petrochemical plants. Iranian officials referred to most of the cases as incidents or accidents, although some reports have claimed that at least some of them involved foul play.
Aging infrastructure in Iran has also been blamed for at least some of the incidents.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fire; iran; iraniannavy; isolatedincidents; kharg; steelmill; steelplant
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To: blackdog
Kerry felt better after hearing Hillary say the Iranians wiped up this minor spill “...like, with a cloth.”
To: SeekAndFind
Steel is very explosive stuff. Someone should tell the Iranians they should be more careful with it.
To: EvilCapitalist
Also wondering if stuxnet may still be raising a little hell with their industrial control systems.
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posted on
06/06/2021 8:12:16 PM PDT
by
bigbob
To: SeekAndFind
Carma seems to be running over their dogma.
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posted on
06/06/2021 8:13:08 PM PDT
by
VTenigma
(The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged )
To: FirstFlaBn
I saw a list of horrible Americans and what they did to deserve this and guess who was at the top..John f’n Kerry.
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posted on
06/06/2021 8:30:19 PM PDT
by
Aria
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To: SeekAndFind
allah destroy the infidel islamic iran
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posted on
06/06/2021 8:46:41 PM PDT
by
merkova
To: oldvirginian
I wonder if the Israelis are training and supplying Iranian dissidents
That is the most logical explanation. The regime is not that popular. I would think recruiting in the misery the country is in would be real easy. The place they should focus on is the centrifuges and missile manufacture complex that supplies Hezbollah
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posted on
06/06/2021 8:47:15 PM PDT
by
The MAGA-Deplorian
(Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less)
To: SeekAndFind
these Iranian mishaps remind of the fates of the many drummers for Spinal Tap ...
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posted on
06/06/2021 9:23:24 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: SeekAndFind
I remember in the 1980s, Iran tried to close the Straights of Hormuz. The Drive-by Media tried to warn us just how powerful and advanced the Iranian Navy was, and that there was no way to overcome them. FOUR HOURS LATER most of the ‘invincible’ Iranian navy was resting on the bottom of the ocean, and oil continued to flow around the world.
To: SeekAndFind
Personally I am not a fan of the drip approach. Just nuke the bastards and get it over with. Kabul can be next.
To: SeekAndFind
I love it when “things go boom in the night (and day) and inbetween” in Iran and among its toys - boats, nuclear plants, steel mills, refineries and IRGCC headquarters.
Singing “Mercy, mercy me, things aren’t what they seem to be” (Marvin Gaye) and “Boom, boom, Boom” (John Lee Hooker)
To: SeekAndFind
To: SeekAndFind
Can you say Mossad?
Hey Iran, Watch out as Nothing is safe from Mossad.
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posted on
06/07/2021 3:05:40 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
(You Go Donald.)
To: The MAGA-Deplorian
“The place they should focus on is the centrifuges and missile manufacture complex that supplies Hezbollah”
I imagine those places are tightly guarded and the workers thoroughly vetted. Not to say that they shouldn’t be targeted, and I’m sure they are a priority.
The best insurgency is the death by a thousand cuts type.
The security forces can’t keep a lid on every plant, warehouse, oil facility, etc.
There was a very effective guerrilla leader in the Philippines in WW2 whose philosophy was “hit’em where they ain’t”. He would perform a couple of strong operations then back off into the jungle and move out as the Japanese security moved in. He would find another soft area and hit again. Rinse and repeat.
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posted on
06/07/2021 4:50:19 AM PDT
by
oldvirginian
(Shut up and sing, shut up and dribble, shut up and play, shut up and act...just SHUT UP)
To: SeekAndFind
Those Russki ransomware demands must be met! This is what happens when they’re ignored!
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posted on
06/07/2021 5:36:37 AM PDT
by
Real Cynic No More
(Make America Great. Prosecute Dems who break the law!)
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