Recent mysterious incidents in Iran

Iranian officials have sought to downplay recent high profile incidents at facilities linked to Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes, raising suspicions that they may have been the result of sabotage


TURKEY 
IRAQ
KUWAIT 
SAUDI ARABIA
Tabriz
Caspian Sea
3 Tehran
1 Khojir
4 Natanz
5 Ahvaz 
6 Mahshahr
2 Shiraz
Mashhad
IRAN
Bandar Abbas
Jask
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Oman
UAE
OMAN
TURKMENISTAN
AFGHANISTAN
PAKISTAN
INDIAN OCEAN

400km 250 miles


Nov 2019: Iran launches advanced IR-6 centrifuges at Natanz. IR-6 (above) can enrich uranium 10 times faster than current centrifuges

1 Jun 26, 2020: Explosion at Khojir missile propellant plant

2 Jun 26: Major explosion and power outage at Shiraz missile site

3 Jun 30: Explosion at medical clinic north of Tehran kills 19 people

4 Jul 2: Explosion and fire destroys advanced centrifuge plant at Natanz nuclear enrichment facility. Incident impacts Iran’s ability to enrich weapons-grade uranium

5 Jul 4: Transformer explodes at power station in city of Ahvaz

6 Jul 4: Chlorine gas leak at Karoon petrochemicals plant at Mahshahr sickens 70 workers


Sources: AP, Institute for Science and International Security 
Picture: Associated Press 
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