Recent incidences of ‘gas blasts’ and ‘fires’ that have dominated headlines in Iran might be Israel’s doing, an Iranian official has claimed. These incidents, which have reportedly resulted in several fatalities including two officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), occurred on the heels of Iran’s 12-day belligerent encounter with Israel. Though initially dismissed by Iran as merely coincidental, a handful of state executives, inclusive of an IRGC member, have expressed their convictions that these frequent occurrences bear the hallmarks of sabotage operations.
Of important note is that these officials are constrained from sharing these views openly with the public. This is largely due to the concern of rising panic within a population still recovering from the psychological toll of the nation’s wars with both Israel and the United States. On the other hand, Iran is also keen to avoid creating a scenario that forces it into adopting a retaliatory stance against Israel.
The litany of fire-related incidents spanned the expanse of the nation, with one notably occurring in the vicinity of Mashhad International Airport in northeast Iran. The explanation put forward for this particular incident was the ‘controlled burning of weeds’. Meanwhile, the startling series of gas explosions has been blamed on Iran’s failing infrastructure.
Israel’s covert activities in Iran, characterized by explosions and targeted killings, and their resolution to sustain their operations in the country, has provided sufficient fodder for theories suggesting Israeli involvement in these recent incidents. As for the country’s intelligence bureau, Mossad, they have asserted that their activities within Iran, in line with their broader scope of operations, will persist, ceasefire or not.
The charges levied by the Iranian officials, however, stand on shaky foundations given that there is no hard evidence corroborating their allegations. Furthermore, the Iranian authorities have yet to present a convincing explanation for the peculiar trend of gas explosions rippling across their nation at the unsettling rate of one or two occurrences per day.
An official from Europe, who handles matters related to Iran, advanced his assertion that the daring attacks were an act of ‘sabotage’ and bore the stamp of Israeli involvement. He theorized that Israel might have orchestrated these assaults as a form of ‘psychological warfare’ and targeted strikes to eliminate strategic objectives.
Israel has, to date, maintained its silence on these theories and the explosions they are linked to. Nonetheless, an intriguing post in the Persian language commenting about the mysterious blasts made waves. This loosely implored, ‘Explosion after explosion. Someone ought to look into what’s transpiring there. It seems there are too many random incidents popping up.’
Analysts are of the opinion that Iran is attempting to downplay the significance of these attacks. One Iran specialist at a foreign policy research institution based in Washington observed, ‘The Iranian government’s lengthy track record of concealing the truth and their opaque responses have only fueled public fear and distrust.’
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