Security analyst Yair Goldblatt reports that Iranian authorities plan to conduct a controlled detonation of munitions that were dropped and failed to explode during Operation Roaring Lion in the city of Pakdasht, near Tehran. The operation is scheduled for Sunday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM local time, involving expert teams. This would be the second consecutive day of such disposal operations in the area.
Security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported Saturday evening that Iranian authorities plan to conduct a controlled detonation of unexploded munitions in Pakdasht, near Tehran, on Sunday, July 12. The operation is scheduled from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM local time, involving expert teams. This would mark the second consecutive day of such disposal operations in the area, following a similar operation earlier Saturday.
The thread of reports began Saturday morning at 09:28 Jerusalem, when opposition sources reported an explosion near a sensitive security facility in eastern Tehran. Over the next hour, Iranian authorities first claimed the blast was a controlled ammunition detonation, then a local governor confirmed that account, and by 09:28 Jerusalem, IRGC disposal teams were officially reported to have conducted a controlled detonation in Pakdasht. The Zioneer's coverage tracked this evolution from unverified opposition reports to official Iranian confirmation.
The disposal operations come amid a broader series of explosions and munitions disposal activities across Iran in recent weeks, following the extensive Israeli Operation Roaring Lion strikes, as The Zioneer has reported previously on explosions in Bushehr, Golestan, and Shadegan, among other areas.
The planned Sunday operation is based on a single analyst's report and has not been independently verified. It remains unclear whether the munitions are indeed unexploded ordnance from Operation Roaring Lion or from other sources.
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