Explosion Reported in Iran Near Suspected Missile Site: Satellite Image

Explosion Reported in Iran Near Suspected Missile Site: Satellite Image
The site of an explosion that rattled Iran’s capital on June 26, 2020, as seen from the European Commission's Sentinel-2 satellite. European Commission via AP
The Associated Press
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An explosion that rattled Iran’s capital came from an area in its eastern mountains that analysts believe hides an underground tunnel system and missile production sites, satellite photographs showed June 27.

What exploded in the incident early June 26 that sent a massive fireball into the sky near Tehran remains unclear, as does the cause of the blast.