(May 7, 2025 / JNS) A rash of unexplained blazes and blasts at sensitive industrial, port and alleged Islamic Republican Guard Corps-linked facilities across the Islamic Republic of Iran in recent days raised questions about internal security, regime competence and potential covert actions.

The series of fires and explosions plagued Iran through late April and early May 2025, striking critical infrastructure, including its primary maritime gateway, power plants and facilities linked by unconfirmed reports to its missile and drone programs.

The incidents, often left unexplained by Tehran or attributed to accidents, fueled intense speculation about their true cause, with sabotage strongly considered by some observers in some of the incidents, as the Iranian regime sought to downplay such possibilities.