Security officials in Iran's Fars province said Wednesday that explosion sounds heard in Shiraz were from controlled mining operations, not an attack, according to the deputy governor for security affairs. The clarification follows earlier unverified reports of blasts in the city.
The deputy governor of Iran's Fars province for security affairs confirmed at 14:31 Jerusalem time that the explosion sounds heard in Shiraz earlier today were caused by controlled mining operations, not a military attack. The clarification provides the most specific attribution yet in a sequence of reports that began with unverified claims of blasts in the city.
Iranian opposition channels first reported an explosion in Shiraz at 13:15 Jerusalem, with no official confirmation. Minutes later, at 13:15, Iranian authorities issued a statement attributing the sounds to routine industrial activity, denying an attack — a version The Zioneer published at 13:30 Jerusalem. The current statement from the deputy governor narrows the cause to controlled mining, marking an evolution from a general denial to a specific explanation.
As The Zioneer has reported across a series of recent bulletins, explosion reports have surfaced in several parts of Iran over the past weeks — including in Ahvaz (Jun 10, Jul 8), Jask County (Jun 10), and eastern Iran (Jul 11) — with authorities often attributing them to industrial or non-security causes. The Shiraz incident follows this pattern.
The nature of the mining operations cited has not been specified, and no independent confirmation of the official account has been published. Damage or casualty figures have not been reported.
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