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| Blast epicenter at Iranian port tied to charity overseen by Khamenei |
| 2025-05-03 |
| [AnNahar] The explosion that rocked an Iranian port, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 1,000 others, had its epicenter at a facility ultimately owned by a charitable foundation overseen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...> 's office. That foundation, known as Bonyad Mostazafan, faces American sanctions over it helping the 86-year-old Khamenei "to enrich his office, reward his political allies and persecute the regime's enemies," the U.S. Treasury has said. Its top personnel also have direct ties to Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which oversees Tehran's ballistic missile arsenal and operations abroad targeting the Islamic Theocratic Republic's enemies. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 Yeah, "charity". That raised my eyebrows as well, and then my shaking head itched, then I became indignant. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2025-05-03 22:53 |
| #4 charitable foundation+Rocket fuel uh-huh |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2025-05-03 19:04 |
| #3 Pepcon The first person killed was a welder, whose spark ignited powdered fuel residue in the drying room. The second was the wheelchair bound IT guy, The first explosion cracked a 48 inch gas line running along the valley floor, below the facility. The second large explosion is the escaped gas fueled by the AP oxidizer. I don't know if the red tint in the cloud is a film colorization effect or the nitrogen as mentioned. Pepcon and Ammonium Perchlorate |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-05-03 13:34 |
| #2 You are very welcome as always, dear Old Salty, though I’m not sure why — Rantburg is entirely a group project. :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-05-03 12:45 |
| #1 Thank You TW. |
| Posted by: Old Salty 2025-05-03 11:49 |