Iran has named a suspect in the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility that damaged centrifuges there, saying he had fled the country ‘hours before’ the sabotage happened. While the extent of the damage from the April 11 sabotage remains unclear, it comes as Iran tries to negotiate with world powers over allowing the U.S. … Read more
Israel ‘launches cyber attack’ on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility as Tehran decries ‘act of nuclear terrorism’ a day after launching new uranium enrichment tech at site The cyber attack on Sunday took place one day after Tehran unveiled new centrifuges key to the country’s uranium enrichment programme Iran has called on the U.N nuclear watchdog … Read more
Israel ‘launches cyber attack’ on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility as Tehran decries ‘act of nuclear terrorism’ a day after launching new uranium enrichment tech at site The cyber attack on Sunday took place one day after Tehran unveiled new centrifuges key to the country’s uranium enrichment programme Iran has called on the U.N nuclear watchdog … Read more
Iran held a funeral for slain nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Tehran on Monday, as ministers continued to vow revenge for his killing. Defence minister Amir Hatami, speaking during the funeral, vowed that ‘this crime will not go unanswered by the Iranian nation’ and that the ‘criminals’ who carried out the killing will be pursued and punished. … Read more
Iranian nuclear scientist is ‘injured in attempted assassination near Tehran’ reports in Iran claim Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi was target of ‘terrorist operation’, reports claim In 2007, he was named as chairman of Field for the Expansion of Deployment of Advanced Technology (FEDAT) FEDAT was the cover for organisation behind Iran’s nuclear weapons programme By Jemma Carr … Read more
Iranian nuclear scientist is ‘injured in attempted assassination near Tehran’ reports in Iran claim Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi was target of ‘terrorist operation’, reports claim In 2007, he was named as chairman of Field for the Expansion of Deployment of Advanced Technology (FEDAT) FEDAT was the cover for organisation behind Iran’s nuclear weapons programme By Jemma Carr … Read more
Yet another fire hits Iran as blaze breaks out in Tehran industrial park – the latest in a series of mysterious blasts including one at a nuclear facility Fire broke out inside three industrial warehouses east of Tehran on Tuesday Blaze destroyed manufacturing supplies, including lumber and leather It is the latest in a series … Read more
Two men have been killed in yet another Iran explosion, as officials blamed ‘human error’ for the blast. The explosion rocked the Sepahan Boresh factory in the city of Baqershahr, south of Tehran, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to state media. It was caused by ‘workers being negligent whilst filling oxygen tanks’, the … Read more
At least nineteen people were killed and six injured on Tuesday in an explosion at a medical clinic in the north of the Iranian capital Tehran, Fars news agency reported, quoting a state official. The blast was triggered by a gas leak, Tehran Deputy Governor Hamid Reza Goudarzi told state television. It was initially reported … Read more
Huge explosion at gas storage facility lights up night sky over Tehran An explosion took place at an Iranian gas storage facility near the capital Tehran Defence ministry spokesman Davoud Abdi said there were no casualties The fire was brought under control but the cause of the blast is not yet known By Kate Dennett For … Read more