Gulf Insider
Trump’s operation Epic Fury saw a combined number of US-Israeli strikes in the many thousands unleashed on Iran. The common high estimates suggest over 13,000 strikes by the American side, and possibly 10,000 by the Israelis, which are staggering figures. While the severe damage to Iranian cities, bases, missile sites, and infrastructure has been abundantly clear, the hidden reality is the apparently persistent danger of unexploded ordinance still littering the country. On Friday, state media reported a mass casualty event involving Iranian military members due to unexploded bombs. “A report by the Nour news website, believed to be close to Iran’s security, says the explosion happened near the northern city of Zanjan, which is northwest of Tehran,” AFP continues. And notably, “It is the largest number of IRGC members reported to be killed since the ceasefire began on April 7,” it continues, describing that cluster bombs and ‘air mines’ which had been dropped during prior US and Israeli aid caused the deadly blasts. The major blast could have been the result of an IRGC operation to recover the bombs, given that the last week has seen reports that the IRGC had recovered a fully intact GBU-57 Bunker Buster bomb. While unconfirmed, one defence source said as follows: The […]
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