Bid Kaneh explosion explained

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The Bid Kaneh arsenal explosion was a large explosion that occurred about 13:30 local time, 12 November 2011 at the Modarres garrison missile base in Tehran Province, Iran. The facility is also referred to as Shahid Modarres missile base,[1] and the Alghadir missile base.[2] Seventeen members of the Revolutionary Guards were killed in this incident,[3] including Major General Hassan Moqaddam, described as "a key figure in Iran's missile programme".[4]

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard garrison is located near Shahriar, Tehran Province, about 30 miles west of Iran's capital of Tehran. Residents of Karaj heard the sound of the explosion and breaking glass in buildings that were near the scene.[5] Initial reports indicated that the explosion happened at a CNG station,[6] but this was later denied.[7] Revolutionary Guard officials stated the accident occurred while military personnel were transporting munitions.[4] Officials denied the possibility of any foreign sabotage in the explosion despite the "fivefold increase in explosions" since 2010 at Iranian refineries and gas pipelines reported by industry experts.[1]

According to CNN, senior defense officials indicated that the United States believed the explosion was an industrial accident which took place while mixing volatile fuel for a large ballistic missile.[8] Commercial satellite imagery captured on November 22 showed extensive damage at the military base and some buildings appeared to have been completely destroyed.[9]

Possible Israeli sabotage

According to an unnamed Western official quoted by Time magazine, the blast was no accident and there are "more bullets in the magazine", implying the explosion was deliberate.[10] Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak was asked about the explosion and replied, "May there be more like it."[11]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/mysterious-explosions-pose-dilemma-for-iranian-leaders/2011/11/23/gIQA8IsSvN_story.html Mysterious explosions pose dilemma for Iranian leaders
  2. News: Iranian missile architect dies in blast. But was explosion a Mossad mission? . Guardian News & Media Limited . 14 November 2011 . 13 November 2021 . 10 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150110171156/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/14/iran-missile-death-mossad-mission . live .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20111113002050/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts-law/iran-exile-group-claims-blast-near-tehran-hit-closely-guarded-missile-base/2011/11/12/gIQArKv4FN_story.html Iran exile group claims blast near Tehran hit closely guarded missile base
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/14/iran-explosion-missile-expert Iranian missile expert killed in explosion
  5. Web site: سپاه پاسداران:انفجار مربوط به یک زاغه مهمات بود. 12 November 2011. BBC News. 12 November 2011. 21 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150521034149/http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2011/11/111112_ka_tehran_explosion.shtml. live.
  6. Web site: صدای مهیب در تهران و کرج . 12 November 2011 . خبرگزاری مهر . 12 November 2011 . 26 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226085108/http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1458098 . live .
  7. Web site: انفجار جایگاه CNG در تهران و البرز صحت ندارد . 12 November 2011 . خبرگزاری مهر . 12 November 2011 . 13 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213040711/http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=1458126 . live .
  8. News: About that Iran explosion... . Barbara . Starr . CNN . 17 November 2011 . 28 November 2011 . 25 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210325212629/https://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/17/about-that-iran-explosion/ . live .
  9. Web site: Satellite Image Showing Damage from November 12, 2011 Blast at Military Base in Iran . Brannan . Paul . 17 November 2011 . Institute for Science and International Security . 28 November 2011 . 2 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210202110845/https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/satellite-image-showing-damage-from-november-12-2011-blast-at-military-base/ . live .
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20111114011528/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2099376,00.html Was Israel Behind a Deadly Explosion at an Iranian Missile Base?
  11. Web site: Barak hopes there will be more explosions in Iran . 2011-12-07 . 2012-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120117175214/http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=245467 . live .

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