Iran's state-linked reporting now contradicts that post. The Arak governor said a technical fault in the electrical system caused an incident at the Iranian Aluminum Company (IRALCO) in Arak, and he called reports of an explosion on Line 6 false. He also said no military operation or sabotage took place at the plant. The statement was reported by Saednews, citing IRNA, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, and refers to remarks Tuesday night, October 20. I found no independent confirmation of an explosion or fire at the site, and the C14 post includes video I can't see, so I can't judge what it shows.
Some background matters here. IRALCO is Iran's largest aluminum producer, with about 190,000 tonnes a year of capacity, and it was reported bombed in an airstrike earlier this year during the wider conflict, according to Live Universal Awareness Map (liveuamap). That history is why a claim about the plant gets read as military right away. The C14 post's claim that the IRGC and army depend on IRALCO for missile casings and drone parts is an assertion I couldn't verify.
The honest state of the record: an official Iranian account says an electrical fault, and wartime reports have claimed a strike. Until a wire service or satellite imagery confirms what happened on Line 6, treat both the post and the governor's denial as unverified. Saednews's report is here: Saednews on the IRALCO incident.
🕒 As of October 2026
