Accident at Suspected Military Base Near Iranian Nuclear Facility... One Technician Dead

Accident at Ministry of Defense Research Institute in Parchin Military Base... 1 Dead, 1 Injured

Centrifuges at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in Iran. Photo by Iran Atomic Energy Organization, Yonhap News Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The semi-official news agency Fars reported on the 26th (local time) that casualties occurred at an Iranian military base suspected by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Western countries to be linked to nuclear weapons development.

According to the report, an accident occurred the previous day at a Ministry of Defense-related research institute within the Parchin military base near Tehran, resulting in one engineer dead and another injured.

The agency did not specify the exact type of accident but explained that an investigation is underway to determine the cause.

Located about 60 km southeast of Tehran, Parchin houses military facilities with industrial and research organizations.

Security agencies in the West, including the United States and Europe, suspect that Iran conducted explosive tests related to nuclear weapons development at this site in the past.

Previously, the IAEA inspected the area in 2005 and collected nuclear-related samples. Iran initially refused the inspection request for Parchin during the 2015 nuclear negotiations with the West but eventually accepted it.

Meanwhile, a large gas tank known to be for industrial use exploded in Parchin in 2020.

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