time to bring this thread back to life again as the Iranians have finally come up with an explanation for the november explosion
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn
TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said that the last November blast at an IRGC center in the vicinity of Tehran took place as the center was conducting research on solid fuel for satellite carries.
The November 12 blast at the IRGC center in the village of Bidgoneh, in the vicinity of Malard in the Northern Alborz province, some 40 kilometers to the West of the capital, killed 17 people including General Hassan Tehrani Moqaddam, known as the father of the Islamic Republic missile technology.
Answering a question about the impact of the blast on the IRGC missile projects and capability, the IRGC commander said, "It was just a part of our missile research program that was hit by the accident. The accident could only delay our research for 6 months and now the program is back on."
"What was done in there pertained to solid fuel for satellite carriers and not defensive (military) missiles," Jafari added.
Following the blast, a series of the news reports in the Western media tried to link Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad, to the November 12 blast.
Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi rejected the western media reports on Israel or US involvement in the blast.
Firouzabadi also said that Iran's missile projects have remained unaffected