DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Explosions struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran early on Wednesday, with an official blaming the blasts on a “sabotage a
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Explosions have struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran. An Iranian official on Wednesday blamed the blasts on a “sabotage and terrorist action” in the country as tensions remain high in the Middle East with Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Details were scarce, though the blasts hit a natural gas pipeline running from western Iran north to cities on the Caspian Sea. There are no known insurgent groups operating in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, home to the Bakhtiari, a branch of Iran’s Lur ethnic group. However, Iran has been on edge over its economy and mass protests for years now.
Tehran, Feb 14 (EFE).- Iran on Wednesday said explosions recorded at dawn in two major gas pipelines in the country were a “terrorist sabotage” attack, state media reported. Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said that the attack targetting the two transmission pipelines in the country’s southwestern Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province and the southern Fars province …