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Mysterious incidents in Iran continue as at least 7 boats catch on fire at shipyard
Fox News ^ | July 15 2020 | Vandana Rambaran

Posted on 07/15/2020 12:09:50 PM PDT by knighthawk

Seven boats at a shipyard in Iran caught fire Wednesday, the latest in a slew of mysterious incidents that have led to speculation that an international foe is perpetrating sneak attacks in an attempt to sabotage the embattled regime.

The blaze started in the port of Bushehr, in southern Iran, but was contained and no casualties were reported, the head of the local crisis management organization told Irna news agency. Iran’s only nuclear power plant is located in Bushehr province.

The cause of the fire remains unclear, the report said.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bushehr; iran; iraq; irgc; qasemsoleimani; qudsforce
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1 posted on 07/15/2020 12:09:50 PM PDT by knighthawk
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So, the fires were a shot across the nuclear plant bow


2 posted on 07/15/2020 12:12:56 PM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: knighthawk

“This is for poor Richard”


3 posted on 07/15/2020 12:14:09 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: knighthawk

Maybe Allah is sending a message to the Iranian mullahs.


4 posted on 07/15/2020 12:15:50 PM PDT by Maceman (People who vote Democrat sell their lives (and ours) to the government and their souls to the Devil.)
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To: knighthawk

Just maybe it is some of the still sane iranians who want to overthrow these moozlum mullah fascists?


5 posted on 07/15/2020 12:17:06 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: knighthawk

None of this should be a mystery. Back in 1998 Al Gore said Global Warming will eventually cause a few Iranian ships to catch on fire.

Al Gore is right again! Give that man another Nobel Prize.


6 posted on 07/15/2020 12:19:14 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: knighthawk

For a photograph and more description -

https://news.yahoo.com/iran-hit-fire-destroys-shipyard-153155572.html

Says they were fishing boats..... is it just me or does the keel of the boat in the photograph look a little narrow for a “fishing boat”?


7 posted on 07/15/2020 12:21:54 PM PDT by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: knighthawk

How often do ships catch on fire?

Could this be payback for our Naval ship that is still burning?

Too bad we cant torch man-made islands in SC Sea.


8 posted on 07/15/2020 12:23:46 PM PDT by BarbM (Not only didn't I wear a mask, I breathed on you)
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To: knighthawk

Man, they’ve been having a run of bad luck lately.


9 posted on 07/15/2020 12:27:25 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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“Iran’s only nuclear power plant is located in Bushehr province. “

distraction?


10 posted on 07/15/2020 12:36:12 PM PDT by mistfree (Virginia Freeper)
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To: knighthawk

Meanwhile the Iranian PR machine is in high gear re CV19!

Iranians Mock General Salami’s Secret ‘Magnetic Coronavirus Detection Machine’
Breitbart ^ | July 15 2020 | SIMON KENT
Posted on 7/15/2020, 12:31:48 PM by knighthawk

Iranians have taken to social media to mock the fanciful claims of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander, Major General Hossein Salami, that his scientists have invented a secret mobile coronavirus detection machine.

As Breitbart News reported, Salami managed to keep a straight face when he unveiled the device in April with the claim it can remotely identify infected people and contaminated areas within a range of 100 meters by using electric pulses and mobile radio receivers.

Salami said the unique device is so advanced it obviates the need for blood tests and delivers a result in just five seconds. He swore the invention would never be shared with America.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


11 posted on 07/15/2020 12:39:54 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (The virus is so easily spread why do they shove a Qtip up your nose and into your brain for a sample)
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To: knighthawk

One or two of these incidents, would be expected in a country as large as Iran, it is the quantity of them and the short time frame involved that are unusual...


12 posted on 07/15/2020 12:42:30 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: knighthawk

More please.


13 posted on 07/15/2020 12:45:32 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Prediction: G. Maxwell will surprise everyone by not dying anytime soon.)
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To: knighthawk

In ancient Persia (yes it’s Iran now) the Order of Assassins were a group who used the covert assassination of those they considered enemies of their state. This is in fact the origin of the word “assassin” in our lexicon.

There is an old and apocryphal story that one of their tactics was to enter the bedroom of an enemy as he slept, and leave a large knife stuck in the floor.

This was a signal to the enemy that his guards and walls couldn’t protect him, that they could take him at any time.


14 posted on 07/15/2020 12:47:16 PM PDT by motor_racer (Who will bell the cat?)
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To: knighthawk

Someone taking care of business now, in case the unthinkable happens in November...a Biden victory.


15 posted on 07/15/2020 12:50:04 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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To: motor_racer

Sort of like leaving a horse’s ( or camel’s?) head in his bed. Ha!


16 posted on 07/15/2020 12:52:38 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, theyÂ’re excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: GreenHornet

Cigarette smoking rats will do it every time.


17 posted on 07/15/2020 1:06:05 PM PDT by Noumenon (The fight's on. Let's not lose.)
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To: knighthawk

Yippee! Maybe some more explosions will bring the evil Iranian dictators to their knees?


18 posted on 07/15/2020 1:10:25 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, theyÂ’re excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: knighthawk
How about that. They actually work...


19 posted on 07/15/2020 1:33:01 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: motor_racer

Same message that is sent when you walk into your house/apartment and all the furniture is re-arranged.


20 posted on 07/15/2020 1:58:54 PM PDT by Bobalu (So here's me, on the raggedy edge...In the remaining time, I aim to misbehave.)
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