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Firefighters from Romania make an effort to put out a fire in the village of Crevedia, Romania. 27 August 2023. – Two explosions shook a liquified petroleum petrol station near Romania’s capital Bucharest on Saturday, injuring 46 people and killing one, according to officials. According to the authorities, 26 firefighters who had raced to the site in Crevedia commune, north of the capital, after the first explosion were among the injured. There was one fatality. According to hospital officials, at least eight of the victims had serious burns. According to Romania’s emergency situations inspectorate, persons within a 700-meter (770-yard) radius were evacuated while about 25 fire engines arrived on the site to attempt to contain the fire. Friday saw explosions in central Isfahan, according to Iranian state media, while US media cited authorities claiming Israel had struck back at its bitter adversary. Following reports from the nation’s official broadcaster that explosions had been heard close to the capital city of Isfahan, air defence systems were activated over many Iranian cities, according to state media. Following Iran’s weekend missile and drone barrage on Israel, Israel had already threatened to retaliate. The majority of them were thwarted. Iran’s space agency spokesman Hossein Dalirian said that “several” drones had been “successfully shot down,” while the Fars news agency reported that “three explosions” had been heard close to the Shekari army airbase in the northwest of the province of Isfahan. As of right moment, there are no reports of a missile attack, Dalirian stated on the social media site X. Iran’s Tasnim news agency said, citing “reliable sources,” that nuclear facilities in Isfahan are “completely secure.” Citing US officials, ABC and CBS News stated that Israel was responsible for the strikes. Neither the Pentagon nor the White House responded right away. “At this time, we don’t have a comment,” the Israeli military said AFP. Suspended flights Iran, a major supporter of Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas, undertook the attack in revenge for an attack on its Damascus consulate on April 1 that was generally attributed to Israel. A local activist group reported blasts in southern Syria as well. According to Rayan Maarouf, the operator of Suwayda24, an anti-government website that provides news from the southern province of Sweida, there were strikes on a Syrian army radar location. On Friday, flights were cancelled over large portions of Iran. Tehran’s official IRNA news agency said, “Iran’s air defence has been activated in the skies of several provinces of the country.” “Flights to Tehran, Isfahan, and Shiraz, as well as airports in the west, northwest, and southwest have been suspended,” the Mehr news agency reported. Israeli officials have not stated when or where they will respond to Iran’s missile barrage, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that his nation has the right to self-defense. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented a dire image of the Middle East scenario on Thursday, announcing that escalating tensions stemming from Iran’s attack on Israel and the Gaza crisis might turn into a “full-scale regional conflict.” The Middle East is at a critical juncture. A dangerous escalation has occurred recently, both in words and deeds, Guterres informed the Security Council. “A single error, misinterpretation, or computation might result in the unimaginable: a