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Farzad Seifikaran
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Senior Reporter at BBC | Writer
9- Based on satellite imagery (Planet) I found, on October 25, 2021, a small part of the facility appears to have caught fire, with orange smoke visible in the images.
The location of the smoke appears to be near a storage tank.

Fire location:
35.325163, 52.239741
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
8- There is little publicly available information about “Diba Energy Sina,” but it is reportedly involved in the production of “ethylamine,” a key compound in the chemical industry.
The address of this company is on Garmsar Road.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
7- of land have also been transferred to Defense Ministry industries under the name Diba Energy (as a private sector entity).”
The timing of this news closely aligns with the completion of the facility’s construction north of the Garmsar industrial zone.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
6- In August 2013, the Iranian news agency ISNA quoted Gholamreza Kateb, then the parliamentary representative for Garmsar, as saying that “20 hectares of land in the Garmsar industrial town have been allocated for the transfer of Defense Ministry industries,” and “about 7- 1,000 hectares
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
5- According to satellite images, construction of the facility began around 2009 and was likely completed by 2013.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
4- There are also other scattered buildings and warehouses within this seemingly protected area.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
3- The facility seems to have a security checkpoint at the entrance, and the distance from the gate to the first part of the facility is about three kilometers.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
2- This site has only one access road, which leads exclusively to the facility.
The entire perimeter of the site (as marked) appears to be secured with fencing, which is uncommon non-military facilities.
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Iranian negotiating team, headed by Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister, along with the Iranian delegation, arrived at the venue of the second round of negotiations.
#IranUSTalk
April 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM