Bushehr port: Seven ships ablaze in latest Iran mystery fires
Seven boats at a shipyard in Iran caught fire Wednesday, the
latest in a slew of mysterious incidents that have led to speculation that an
international foe is perpetrating sneak attacks in an attempt to sabotage the
embattled regime.
The blaze started in the port of Bushehr, in southern Iran,
but was contained and no casualties were reported, the head of the local crisis
management organization told Irna news agency. Iran’s only nuclear power plant
is located in Bushehr province.
The cause of the fire remains unclear, the report said.
Over the last several weeks, explosions at a nuclear
enrichment complex, a missile production factory, and a gas pipeline in an
apartment building in Tehran have raised eyebrows, as some analysts have
speculated that Israel could be a likely aggressor, The Washington Post
reported.
"The tempo and tenor of the recent explosions in Iran
have been unusual. There is evidence of a concerted campaign underway to thwart
Iran's nuclear program," Jason Brodsky, policy director of United Against
Nuclear Iran (UANI), told Fox News recently. "The more Iran advances its
nuclear program in violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),
the greater the likelihood for additional strikes."
He continued: "Additionally, Tehran is distracted by
the coronavirus and economic problems. The public is increasingly disenchanted
with the regime's ability to govern the country. The conditions are ripe for
additional kinetic activity."
Two other fires have also puzzled Iranian officials: one at
an industrial zone in Mashhad, where six gas storage tanks were engulfed in
flames Monday, and another at a petrochemical facility in Mahshahr that was
blamed on an oil leak.
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