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  • 19:25

    Iranian official hints sabotage involved in Natanz blast

    Media sources reported that a senior Iranian security official claimed that the July 5 explosion at the nuclear facility in Natanz was "security-related" unlike of other recent incidents.

    Gholamreza Jalali said the Natanz blast was being investigated by government security forces, but that findings would not be publicized "due to security considerations."

    A number of experts have stated that the blast would set Iran's nuclear program as far back as two years.

    Jalali said other recent fires in the country were a result of natural circumstances and blamed the media for spreading false rumors.