Explosion at Iranian Military Chemical Complex
Explosion at Iranian Military Chemical Complex.
( BBC Persia was the only source available on this subject for two days. This is the first confirmation of the story. At the time I wrote “Maybe YAY!?” Make that a simple YAY!!!! – JW )
The explosions that occurred two days ago apparently destroyed a facility suspected throughout the past decade as part of an Iranian program for developing chemical weapons and producing fuel for surface-to-surface missiles
Three explosions heard in the area of the Bidganeh area west of Tehran were reported briefly on Tuesday. While the Iranian regime is trying to hush the matter, it can be determined now that the blast occurred at 14:00 in the Raja-Shimi chemical industrial complex, which is affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Defense and deals in the production of chemical materials for military use.
Opposition officials have reported that considerable damage was caused to the facility and the authorities have instructed local teams not to discuss the number of casualties at the scene. The complex in question has been suspected throughout the past decade of being part of an Iranian program for developing chemical weapons. The factory processes different types of chemicals that can also be used to produce fuel for surface-to-surface missiles. This morning, the Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Ali Abdullahi explained that the reason for the explosions that were heard well in the area of Tehran was a controlled and planned detonation of old ammunition.
Does the Iranian version sound familiar? This was also the version that Iranian authorities stated immediately after the November 2011 blast that rocked the military complex near the village of Bidganeh, the location of the Revolutionary Guards’ fifth missile division, responsible for the launch of Shahab-3 and Shahab-4 missiles. Days later it was revealed that the blast took place at the center of a missile research center which developed solid engine fuel for long-range surface-to-surface missiles. The blast, which was caused during an advanced solid engine fuel test, eradicated the center and resulted in the deaths of 17 of center’s people, including General Hassan Tehrani, the head of Iran’s missile program.
The facility presently being reported about is located on the same path that passes towards the area of the Safa industrial area, at a distance of two kilometers from the missile research center, the activity of which has since been transferred to another site.
In the recent period, Iran’s Minister of Defense, General Ahmad Vahidi and his deputy, General Majid Bokaei, have discussed Iran’s breakthrough in the development of the Sajil ballistic missile, which can reach any target in Israel as well as portions of the European continent. The Sajil is a two-stage ballistic missile propelled by solid fuel, and Iran is striving to extend its range.
This week, Deputy Minister Bokaei discussed the advanced development of solid fuel (a development that was halted in the wake of the 2011 explosion) and promised to reveal the accomplishment soon. Bokaei spoke during a memorial ceremony for one of the operatives who died in the November 2011 explosion at the missile base.
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WarSclerotic 
May 10, 2013 at 12:09 PM
Iran is now in trouble,no fuel plant no missile restock,its looking like the iran hit is on soon
May 10, 2013 at 12:51 PM
Reblogged this on The Blogspaper.
May 10, 2013 at 1:41 PM
It might be the real thing. As someone wrote here once ”any explosion from Iran is good news” we also welcome such events but there is a small chance that the Iranians will get the right message. They are in their dead end race and only serious military force can solve this problem.
May 10, 2013 at 1:55 PM
Oh, it’s the real thing. Israel Defense is no debka. I trust them as much as I do anyone. Whatever it will take, it’s useful to reduce the enemy’s abilities before the final confrontation.
May 10, 2013 at 2:26 PM
So now we have Israeli strikes in both Syria and Iran in the last week. Both enemies have made angry threats in response but haven’t taken actions.
The new moon is today and Netanyahu is still out of country.
I expect the real thing to commence in the next 5 weeks – before Iran’s election. But I’ve been wrong plenty of times already…..
May 10, 2013 at 2:36 PM
Mark, what just happened in Iran was not a strike. It was a sabotage action, an undercover activity; and, obviously, Joseph is right regarding the necessity to reduce their capabilities prior to the strike(and after).
May 10, 2013 at 5:45 PM
i think this pointing to a NATO strike on syria ,if iran cant restock its missiles,because there is no propellent manufacturing facility then it cant use its missiles unless they are desperate,It would be impossible to use more than a third of there stock,as it will leave them sitting ducks,they would have to hold back,
May 11, 2013 at 1:23 AM
see what i was getting its look right go left op,
U.S. Forces on Alert in Europe After Libya Unrest
DEBKAfile May 11, 2013, 2:12 AM (GMT+02:00)
The U.S. has put its military forces in Europe on alert in case they’re required to respond to a security crisis stemming from political unrest in Libya. Several teams of military personnel assigned to the U.S. Africa Command and based in Stuttgart, Germany, have been put on notice and can reach parts of Libya quickly because they’re equipped with their own air transport, according to a U.S. defense official.
The quick reaction forces were created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi.
U.S. and British embassies in the Libyan capital Tripoli withdrew some staff and issued travel warnings.
May 11, 2013 at 1:24 AM
no ones buying its for Libya
May 10, 2013 at 3:36 PM
to mark,john. josephwouk,and espscially luis all your comments are better than the news !
May 10, 2013 at 3:36 PM
Yesterday I posted the link to this story which says that there was an explosion at chemical plant in Isfahan yesterday.
Ist there any confirmation of this also?
trend.az: Chemical plant in Iran’s Isfahan explodes
http://en.trend.az/regions/iran/2148661.html
May 10, 2013 at 4:16 PM
I still think that open regional war is not going to happen for quite a while. These incidents will continue to appear for some time.
May 10, 2013 at 7:13 PM
Shabbat Shalom to all
May 10, 2013 at 10:36 PM
Well June is the final deadline