Iran: suspect behind explosion has fled abroad | Abroad

According to insiders, a major explosion took place in the important installation about a week ago. Iran immediately pointed an accusing finger at arch-rival Israel. According to an Iranian minister, this wanted to ‘take revenge’ because progress is being made in international consultations on the Iranian nuclear program. Israel, as usual, has not responded to the latest allegations, but media in the country did speculate about a possible role for Mossad, the infamous Jewish secret service.

During the summit, Iran is sitting around the table with representatives of major countries. There is talk of saving the 2015 nuclear deal, when it was agreed that the Iranians would curtail their nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions. Things went wrong after a few years when US President Donald Trump withdrew his country from the deal and Iran subsequently stopped complying with the agreements.

Flight

State media also showed a photo of the alleged saboteur on Saturday. It had a red background and the caption “Wanted by Interpol.” The latter has not been confirmed by the international investigation service.

According to Iranian media, “necessary legal steps” are being taken to ensure that 43-year-old Karimi is arrested and extradited to Iran. He would have left the country before the explosion. It is not clear how Karimi would have entered the high-security facility.

State television also showed images of new centrifuges. They would have been placed in Natanz to replace damaged equipment. After the explosion, Iran announced that it would enrich uranium to 60 percent purity as a countermeasure. That is well above the 3.67 percent limit that was agreed in the nuclear agreement.

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