Times of Israel- quoting from NYT’s
The death toll in a blast at a key Iranian port rose to at least 28 with over 1,000 wounded, authorities said Sunday, as an individual tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly confirmed the explosion occurred in a shipment from China of a chemical used to produce missile fuel.
An individual? What individual? Name? Not mentioned. “Tied to” the IRGC How? What tie binds this individual to the IRGC? Unmentioned. You’re supposed to take a giant leap of faith that this report is true and accurate
The New York Times quoted an individual with ties to Iran’s IRGC, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss security matters, who said that sodium perchlorate had exploded. The compound is a major ingredient in solid fuel for missiles.
The port had taken in a shipment of the chemical in March, the private security firm Ambrey said a day earlier. The fuel was part of a shipment from China by two vessels to Iran, first reported in January by the Financial Times.
Ambrey is a private British Maritime Security Force-
All former military, as required
- Clean CRB / DBS or Police Criminal Check (Must have no previous criminal convictions)
- Continuous Regular Military Service
- Proven Military discharge with good/exemplary service within 10 years
It was unclear why Iran wouldn’t have moved the chemicals from the port, particularly after the Beirut port blast in 2020. That explosion, caused by the ignition of hundreds of tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate, killed more than 200 people and injured more than 6,000 others.
Perhaps Iran was unaware these specific chemicals were present? Perhaps they were brought into the Port by an interested nations or nations who had them in the ready?
Who might have known these specific chemicals were present? Read the paragraph below as quoted from the Israeli time
However, Israel has targeted Iranian missile sites where Tehran uses industrial mixers to create solid fuel, including during its response to a massive Iranian missile barrage launched at Israel last October.
However, Israel has targeted Iranian missile sites where Tehran uses industrial mixers to create solid fuel, including during its response to a massive Iranian missile barrage launched at Israel last October.
The port is located on the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil output passes.
The blast came shortly after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US special envoy Steve Witkoff commenced their third round of nuclear talks in Oman on Saturday.
My conclusion based on the publicly accessible information, is this was a terror attack. Most likely perped by UK, US and Israel. The precedent for attacks by Israel on this type of material is openly acknowledged. The delivery of this material by a private British security firm manned by former military says covert op.