Two explosions hit Iran’s main gas pipeline network. These explosions took place on Wednesday (February 14). Iran’s oil minister Javad Ouzi said these things to state TV without revealing the name of any suspect. British news agency Reuters reported this news.
Javed Ouzi said, on Wednesday morning, there were acts of sabotage on the National Gas Transmission Pipeline in two areas. Only gas disaster occurred in the villages around the damaged pipeline. It will be repaired later.
Temporary restrictions were planned to be imposed as repairs began, state media reported. The authorities have denied that the gas supply to various industries and offices has been stopped due to the explosion.
The oil minister mentioned that a similar incident happened in 2011 as well. The devastation at that time also resulted in gas shortages in four different regions.
Such attacks are rare in Iran. In 2017, the country’s Arab separatists claimed they had detonated two pipelines in the western province of Khuzestan.
Iran executed five people in December. They were convicted of being subversives and associated with Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad.
Tehran has been engaged in a shadow war with the Mossad for decades. Iran has been accusing Israel of attacking its nuclear and missile production programs. However, Tel Aviv has never denied or acknowledged such allegations.
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