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Report: Iran Now Blames Israel for Deadly Blast at Military Base


“For the first time since Saturday’s deadly blast in a military base outside Tehran that killed 17 people, Iranian sources say that Israel was behind the explosion, which also claimed the life of a senior Revolutionary Guards officer.

According to a report in the Guardian, a source with close links to the Iranian regime said Israel’s Mossad was involved in the blast outside Tehran, which rattled windows in Iran’s capital Saturday.

The source, who spoke to the Guardian on condition of anonymity and was identified as a former director of a state-run organization, was quoted as saying: ‘I believe that Saturday’s explosion was part of the covert war against Iran, led by Israel.’

The ex official said the mysterious explosion was similar to a blast in October 2010 at a Revolutionary Guards missile base located near the city of Khorramabad, the source said.

‘I have information that both these incidents were the work of sabotage by agents of Israel, aimed at halting Iran’s missile program,’ the former official was quoted as saying.” Read more.

Iranian students form human shield near nuclear site amid fears of Israeli attack – “Hundreds of students on Tuesday formed a human chain around the uranium conversion plant in central Iran, in a demonstration staged by students to show that Iranians were ready to sacrifice their lives if the nuclear sites were attacked by Israel. It followed a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that accused Iran of using its nuclear technology to seek atomic warheads. Israel also threatened to attack the Islamic state’s nuclear sites. After holding a noon prayer session in front of the plant’s main gate, students from Isfahan universities shouted ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Death to America.'” Read more.

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