Iran International:

Records compiled by Iran International show that since the ceasefire with Israel in late June, at least 50 explosions and fires have struck 19 provinces, raising questions over their cause.

Since June 24, officials and state media in Iran have repeatedly described the incidents as ordinary accidents, often blaming gas leaks, electrical faults or waste fires.

While pledging that investigations would reveal the causes, they have consistently denied any link to Israel.

The blasts came in the middle of summer, a season when gas use is at its lowest. Some fires broke out near military facilities.

The sudden death of Ali Taeb — a former representative of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the Sarallah Headquarters, a key Revolutionary Guard security command — deepened doubts.

The authorities’ official explanation has sparked a wave of jokes on Iranian social media.

What types of sites were hit

Of the sites affected, about 30 percent were commercial, 24 percent residential, 16 percent industrial, 14 percent military, 10 percent public facilities, and 6 percent of unknown use.

The peak came on July 14 with four incidents. Tehran province had the most overall with 15, followed by Hormozgan with five, Khorasan Razavi with four, East Azarbaijan and Alborz with three each, five provinces with two, and nine provinces with at least one.

Explosions and fires from June 24 to June 30

The first case after the ceasefire was on June 24, when a residential unit in Kermanshah’s Karnachi district exploded. Officials blamed a gas leak.

On June 25, another residential unit in Tehran’s Jannatabad district was destroyed, also officially described as a gas explosion in an unfinished building.

The same day, another explosion occurred on Hedayat Boulevard in Mashhad, likewise blamed on gas. That evening in Dezful, residents reported powerful blasts. Military officials said they were caused by the destruction of old munitions.

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