Blasts at natural gas pipeline in Iran ‘acts of sabotage’

The blast hit the pipeline near the city of Boroujen in the western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province (Dehkordi/Fars News Agency via AP)

Explosions have struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran, with an official blaming the blasts on “sabotage and terrorist action” as tensions remain high in the Middle East amid Israel’s war on Hamas.

The pipeline runs from Iran’s western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province up north to cities on the Caspian Sea. The roughly 790-mile structure begins in Asaluyeh, a hub for Iran’s offshore South Pars gas field.