"Sabotage Strikes Iran's Main Gas Pipeline in Explosive Attack"

Explosions hit Iran's natural gas pipeline in a suspected act of sabotage, with an official blaming it on "sabotage and terrorist action" amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. The pipeline runs from Iran's western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province to cities on the Caspian Sea, and while details are scarce, no known insurgent groups operate in that province. Iran's Oil Minister compared the attack to previous unclaimed assaults on gas pipelines, and tensions have risen as Iran faces an economy hobbled by international sanctions over its nuclear program. Meanwhile, Israel has carried out attacks in Iran targeting its nuclear program, and the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog warned that Iran is "not entirely transparent" regarding its atomic program.