Explosions, Fire Break Out on Oil Pipeline in Western Iran

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Multiple oil pipelines exploded into flames on Saturday afternoon in Ma’ashour, Ahwaz, and Sarbandar, all of them in the southwestern province of Khuzestan.

.@sfrantzman provided a map of various "mysterious fires and explosions between June 26" and July 17.

Today's oil pipeline explosion in Sarbandar of Khuzestan province in southwest #Iran can be added to this map/list. pic.twitter.com/yU4pmE5USD

— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) July 18, 2020

It’s not yet known what caused the explosion, which is another in a series of incidents targeting Iran’s important energy, military and nuclear sites.

? Explosion of oil pipelines in Ma'ashour, Al-Ahwaz, Iran ?? pic.twitter.com/mvj4nbu65c

— INTELSky (@Intel_Sky) July 18, 2020

There has been no comment from the Iranian government thus far.