In addition, it cited an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps member who was briefed on the topic and had spoken to the newspaper anonymously as claiming that an explosive device was used.[23] The New York Times later reported that officials with knowledge stated the blast was most likely the result of a bomb, possibly at a strategic gas line, but a cyberattack was not out of the question.[3][24] The Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported that Israel had caused the explosion with a cyberattack.[5]