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Jul 9, 2020, 14 tweets

#BREAKING: Sound of 2 explosions was heard in #Garmdarreh, Northwest of #Tehran, #Iran. There is an unconfirmed report about #IRGC Aerospace Force firing two-surface-to-air missiles at an unknown airplane or drone flying near there. #IRGCASF has HQ-2J & Tabas-1 SAM systems there!

There are also unconfirmed reports about explosion of transformers in two power stations which has led to power outage in Shahr-e-Quds and Shahriar near #Karaj!

Local witnesses are talking about four explosions not just two. It seems anti-aircraft missiles have been fired over west of #Tehran at around 02:00AM local time.

A source in #Iran Air Force confirm that No airstrike is carried-out by any hostile air force near #Tehran. If the reports about activation of #IRGC's air defense missiles are true, then they might have shot-down their own drone over #Garmdarreh! This is not their first time!

Unprofessional cover-up by governor of #Alborz province regarding to the sound of four explosions in #Garmdarreh! He falsely claims it was due to drilling work for construction of a tunnel for a highway in North of #Karaj! He has not explained why there is a power outage!

As I said it is a #FakeNews. It turned-out the news is two years old! But some of the regime's officials haave taken this old news serious and are claiming it is true! Again, an unprofessional cover-up!

Moslem Adeli, the head of security in #Alborz province falsely claims the 2 years old news about tunneling operation in Hemmat highway is true!
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#IRGC's #FarsNews agency even has went further in cover-up! They falsely claim that No explosion has taken place in west of #Tehran. They have even released this video showing two men selling corn in middle of nowhere! They claim they heard No explosion in #Shahriar!

Both state media of the regime & also #IRGC's media are trying to cover-up the news on explosions in #Garmdarreh. Possibly two #IRGC personnel or #FarsNews journalists are playing role of corn sellers in this video saying they heard No explosion & everything is fine!

It is similar to the video which was made by #IRGC's #FarsNews made about explosion in east of #Tehran few days ago! They tried to say that No explosion had taken place in #Khojir's ballistic missile industries facility. Satellite images later proved that they were wrong!

After several hours of power outage, people of Shahre-e-Ghods (Ghaleh Hasan-Khan) and Shahriar have now electricity.
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The famous #FakeNews creator, #AliJavanmardi claims that an airstrike has destroyed whole Ghadir missile base of #IRGC near #Karaj! He doesn't know that in the era of technology, we gonna easily find-out that he is not telling the truth! Satellite images will be published soon!

Another #FakeNews about the explosion in #Gamdarreh! #BBCPersian says that gas cylinders have exploded in a workshop in the city last night according to Mayor of the town, Hooman Ghoddusi! But a quick search shows that Ghoddusi has passed away last year!
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#BREAKING: Massive smoke plum was spotted by people in #Garmdarreh, west of #Tehran an hour ago.

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