Iran's Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji attends the opening session of the 24th ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), in the Capital Cairo on October 25, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP)

TEHRAN - Explosions rocked a major natural gas pipeline in southwestern Iran early Wednesday, causing damage but no casualties, according to Oil Minister Javad Owji, who blamed the incident on "terrorists."

The blasts occurred around 1:00 am local time (21:30 GMT Tuesday) at two separate points along the nationwide gas transfer network in the provinces of Fars and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Owji was quoted by state-run Shana News Agency as saying.

Owji declared the explosions "acts of terror" aimed at disrupting gas supplies to major provinces

Owji declared the explosions "acts of terror" aimed at disrupting gas supplies to major provinces. He said emergency response teams were quickly dispatched to repair the damaged sections and reroute gas flow through the network.

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Owji said no casualties were reported in this incident while acknowledging a similar "terrorist attack" on the same pipeline in 2011 that temporarily disrupted gas supplies to four regions.

Earlier on Wednesday, Saeid Aqli, dispatching director of the National Iranian Gas Company, confirmed the resilience of Iran's gas network and stated that a crisis management meeting convened immediately after the blasts, attended by senior officials including the oil minister and security personnel.

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No group has claimed responsibility.