Last summer Iran was rocked by several explosions across the country.  Casualties were fairly light with most of them targeting important military and power generation facilities.

Beginning in June 2020, Iran experienced a notable string of explosions, fires and industrial accidents. The damaged sites included Iran’s nuclear facility in Natanz, a missile plant in Khojir, the power grid in Shiraz and a chemical plant in Mahshahr. The most destructive incident was an explosion at the main uranium enrichment site in Natanz, which set back Iran’s nuclear program by months. On June 26, a similar incident ripped through Iran’s largest missile production plant near Tehran. Residents living in the capital city saw a bright orange glow lighting up the skyline.

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The government played down nearly all of the other 19 incidents as accidents; they blamed gas leaks or mechanical failures. But hardliners and state media outlets accused the United States and Israel of sabotage at the Natanz nuclear site. Western media outlets alleged that Israel may have been behind some, but not all, of the incidents. One account claimed a bomb was planted in Natanz. Iran threatened retaliation if either country was found to be responsible. “We reserve the right to legitimate defense and proportional and appropriate response to the aggression and harm against our country in the face of cyber and non-cyber attacks,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi told reporters on July 23.

Iran’s claim that most of these incidents were accidents stretches belief. That leaves most of the fingers pointed at the United States and Israel. Both parties have spoken openly about restricting Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons. It is believed that both countries worked together years ago when the stuxnet worm was used to damage Iran’s centrifuges.

On January 3rd of last year the United States assassinated Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force in an air strike. Israel issues regular threats against Iran and their nuclear program.

Either country could have been responsible for the unfortunate incidents that have occurred in Iran over the last year. My guess is that if the United States was responsible, we wont be seeing too many more of these types of happenings. If it was Israel, it will probably go the other way.