fire followed by an explosion hit the Tondgooyan petrochemical plant in the southwest. A spokesperson for the petrochemical company said the fire and explosion occurred due to "technical problems", and that "hot weather" was also to blame. Mashhad explosion On 13 July 2020, an explosion hit an industrial complex near the northeastern city of Mashhad. Mehr News Agency said the explosion occurred when a gas condensate storage tank exploded, and that the police were investigating the cause. Ahvaz pipeline explosion On 18 July 2020, an explosion was reported in an oil pipeline in the southwestern city of Ahvaz. Isfahan power plant explosion On 19 July 2020, an explosion hit a power plant in Isfahan Province. No one was injured. Alleged Israeli aims According to one report from Business Insider, citing an unnamed former Israeli official and a European Union intelligence official, Israel is behind some of the attacks, with the European source "fearing" that the goal of the Israeli government to provoke a military confrontation with Iran while U.S. President Donald Trump remains in office. According to the EU official, "There would be a lot less appetite for adventures and secret missions to blow up nuclear facilities under a Biden administration." Response In October 2020, Rafael Grossi, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed to AP that Iran has started building an underground centrifuge assembly plant after the explosions, and added that Iran also continues to stockpile greater amounts of low-enriched uranium, but does not appear to possess enough to produce a weapon. See also Stuxnet Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists Iran–Israel proxy conflict References 2020 in computing Cyberattacks on energy sector Cyberwarfare in Iran Explosions in 2020 Explosions in Iran Hacking in the 2020s Industrial computing Iran–Israel proxy conflict Iran–United States relations July 2020 events in Iran June 2020 events in Iran Nuclear program of Iran