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station, but this was later denied. Revolutionary Guard officials stated the accident occurred while military personnel were transporting munitions. Officials denied the possibility of any foreign sabotage in the explosion despite the "fivefold increase in explosions" since 2010 at
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magazine, the blast was no accident and there are "more bullets in the magazine", implying the explosion was deliberate. Israeli
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was a large explosion that occurred about 13:30 local time, 12 November 2011 at the
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Iran exile group claims blast near Tehran hit closely guarded missile base
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Was Israel Behind a Deadly
Explosion at an Iranian Missile Base?
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168:, described as "a key figure in Iran's missile programme".
283:. Guardian News & Media Limited. 14 November 2011.
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Israeli airstrike on the
Iranian consulate in Damascus
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Mysterious explosions pose dilemma for
Iranian leaders
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458:. Institute for Science and International Security.
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350:"سپاه پاسداران:انفجار مربوط به یک زاغه مهمات بود"
192:and gas pipelines reported by industry experts.
16:2011 explosion of a missile base in northern Iran
1024:Mossad infiltration of Iranian nuclear archive
959:2024 Iranian missile strikes in Iraq and Syria
402:"انفجار جایگاه CNG در تهران و البرز صحت ندارد"
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1124:Views on military action against Iran
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382:from the original on 26 February 2012
50:Explosion location on the map of Iran
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1141:Israel and state-sponsored terrorism
912:2011 alleged Iran assassination plot
851:September 2018 Syria missile strikes
821:December 2014 Rif Dimashq airstrikes
639:1982 kidnapping of Iranian diplomats
462:from the original on 2 February 2021
287:from the original on 10 January 2015
1175:Category:Iran–Israel proxy conflict
939:Yarmouk munitions factory explosion
861:November 2019 Syria missile strikes
841:February 2018 Israel–Syria incident
427:Starr, Barbara (17 November 2011).
1129:Iran and state-sponsored terrorism
826:January 2015 Mazraat Amal incident
811:January 2013 Rif Dimashq airstrike
693:January 2015 Shebaa Farms incident
454:Brannan, Paul (17 November 2011).
404:. خبرگزاری مهر. 12 November 2011.
378:. خبرگزاری مهر. 12 November 2011.
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856:August 2019 Syria missile strikes
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791:Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
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1119:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Israel
429:"About that Iran explosion..."
352:. BBC News. 12 November 2011.
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964:2024 Israeli strikes on Yemen
871:July 2022 Damascus airstrikes
866:January 2021 Syria airstrikes
723:2024 Lebanon pager explosions
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831:April 2015 Qalamoun incident
740:Israeli–Palestinian conflict
683:2009 Hezbollah plot in Egypt
224:"May there be more like it."
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173:Iranian Revolutionary Guard
146:Bid Kaneh arsenal explosion
134:GPX (secondary coordinates)
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1220:Iran–Israel proxy conflict
1205:History of Tehran province
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929:2012 Cyprus terrorist plot
718:2024 Haret Hreik airstrike
545:Iran–Israel proxy conflict
376:"صدای مهیب در تهران و کرج"
235:Iran–Israel proxy conflict
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954:2022 Istanbul terror plot
902:Operation Outside the Box
758:Operation Full Disclosure
698:Operation Northern Shield
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621:Hezbollah–Israel conflict
606:Iranian strikes in Israel
581:2024 Iran–Israel conflict
208:Possible Israeli sabotage
177:Shahriar, Tehran Province
175:garrison is located near
129:GPX (primary coordinates)
104:Map all coordinates using
846:Operation House of Cards
112:Download coordinates as:
1051:2023 Iran drone attacks
974:Nuclear program of Iran
934:2012 Burgas bus bombing
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611:Israeli strikes on Iran
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634:South Lebanon conflict
160:missile base, and the
1094:Arab–Israeli alliance
1007:Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan
992:Massoud Ali-Mohammadi
922:2012 Bangkok bombings
907:2009 Sudan airstrikes
886:Hezbollah involvement
124:GPX (all coordinates)
84:35.62444°N 50.87250°E
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1041:2020 Iran explosions
987:Ardeshir Hosseinpour
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561:Iranian Revolution
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