Powerful blast in Iran Witnesses report seeing missile fired Posted 10:22pm (Mla time) Feb 16, 2005 Agence France-Presse TEHRAN--A powerful blast occurred near Iran's Gulf port of Daylam Wednesday, Iranian television reported, as witnesses said they saw a missile being fired from an unidentified plane. Local officials have been despatched to the site to identify the cause of the blast in an uninhabited area in the south of the country, according to Arab-language television station Al-Alam. A government source told the television network the explosion could have been the result of a fuel tank falling from an Iranian plane, contradicting the reports of a missile. Iran is under intense international pressure over its nuclear activities, with the United States warning of possible military action. Daylam is about 150 kilometers (90 miles) from Bushehr, where a controversial nuclear plant is being built with Russian help. US media reports have said the United States has been flying drones over Iran since April 2004, seeking evidence of nuclear weapons programs and probing for weaknesses in Iran's air defences. Iranian Intelligence Minister Ali Younessi confirmed on Wednesday the presence of "American spying instruments" in the skies over Iran and warned that they would be hit. However, he spoke of satellites rather than spy planes. Washington claims Iran's nuclear program is a cover for plans to build atomic weapons. However, Iran has staunchly denied the allegations and the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, said in an US interview published Wednesday there was no evidence that Tehran was developing nuclear weapons. But Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom claimed during a visit to London that Iran was six months away from having the knowledge to build a nuclear bomb. http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=3&story_id=27738 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/_OLuKD/8WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
