A second Iranian nuclear facility has exploded, as diplomatic tensions rise between the West and Tehran

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TheAustralian.com:

AN IRANIAN nuclear facility has been hit by a huge explosion, the second such blast in a month, prompting speculation that Tehran's military and atomic sites are under attack.

Satellite imagery seen by The Times confirmed that a blast that rocked the city of Isfahan on Monday struck the uranium enrichment facility there, despite denials by Tehran.

The images clearly showed billowing smoke and destruction, negating Iranian claims yesterday that no such explosion had taken place. Israeli intelligence officials told The Times that there was "no doubt" that the blast struck the nuclear facilities at Isfahan and that it was "no accident".

The explosion at Iran's third-largest city came as satellite images emerged of the damage caused by one at a military base outside Tehran two weeks ago that killed about 30 members of the Revolutionary Guard, including General Hassan Moghaddam, the head of the Iranian missile defence program.

Iran claimed that the Tehran explosion occurred during testing on a new weapons system designed to strike at Israel. But several Israeli officials have confirmed that the blast was intentional and part of an effort to target Iran's nuclear weapons program.

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TheAustralian.com:

 

AN IRANIAN nuclear facility has been hit by a huge explosion, the second such blast in a month, prompting speculation that Tehran's military and atomic sites are under attack.

 

Who was behind the mysterious explosion at an Iranian missile base?

Marc Thiessen

November 30, 2011

 

The New York Times reports that on November 12, an explosion took place at an Iranian missile base “which Iranian authorities have called an accident that set back research work there a few days.” But now new commercial satellite images obtained by the Institute for Science and International Security show that the explosion “appears to have been far more devastating than [iranian officials’] description suggested.”

 

The blast was supposedly an accident which took place while “rocket engineers were performing a volatile procedure with a missile engine,” according to the Times. Maybe, maybe not. Among those killed was one of the founders of Iran’s missile program, General Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, who according to Iran’s news service had requested in his last will and testament that his tombstone read: “Here is the one who wanted to destroy Israel.” And according to Iran’s military chief of staff, Hassan Firouzabadi, the scientists under Moghaddam’s command were working on a weapon capable of delivering Israel a “strong punch in the mouth.” Perhaps Moghaddam and his team got a strong punch in the mouth themselves instead.

 

The Iranians are denying any Israeli or American involvement, declaring that “neither the Mossad nor the CIA are capable” of being behind the blast....(Snip)

 

(note: Images at link)

[clearvision]

Strange all these recent explosions. The rocket one seemed to do alot of damage based on the satellite photos.

[RandyM]

Three cheers for whoever did it.