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The significance of Kharg to the Iranian Navy had prompted speculation that the ship might have been sabotaged, potentially by Israel. Iran has suffered a string of curious fires, including some at port facilities, as well as explosions at various important sites in the country, such as ones linked to the country's controversial nuclear program, in recent years. Reports at the time indicated that Israel, or agents working on its behalf, carried out at least some of those attacks, possibly in coordination with the United States. Since at least 2019, Israel and Iran have been conducting a shadow war against each other's commercial and military vessels, as well.

There were new reports just this weekend about an explosion near Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, which authorities claimed was related to a drill that involved the shootdown of an unmanned aircraft. Separately, one of Iran's knock-offs of the U.S. RQ-170 stealth drone crashed in the country under curious circumstances, as you can read more about here.

However, there are no indications that what happened to Talayieh is related to any of this or is anything more than an accident. It remains to be seen what, if anything, the regime in Iran will say about the incident.

Update 12/7/2021:

There are now unconfirmed reports that a person may have died in this dockyard accident involving Talayieh.

Contact the author: joe@thedrive.com

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