The New York Times newspaper claimed in its report, based on two Western officials and a military strategy expert connected to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, that Israel was behind the explosions in the main natural gas distribution pipeline in the Borujen district of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province in Iran.
The report stated, “Israel carried out a secret attack on two major gas pipelines in Iran this week.”
One of the newspaper’s sources mentioned that the attack was symbolic and served as a warning to Tehran about what Israel could do in the face of escalating tensions in the Middle East.
It is not yet known whether the attacks on the gas pipeline were carried out with explosive-laden drones or through another method, as multiple explosions occurred simultaneously in different locations.
The sources of the NYT also claimed that Israel was responsible for the explosion at a factory in the suburbs of Tehran on February 15th.
SPUTNIK