US EditionOne person killed, 14 hurt in blast in Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian media reports
- On Saturday, January 31, 2026, an explosion struck the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, with Tasnim news agency reporting one person killed and 14 injured.
- Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, director general of crisis management in Hormozgan province, said the cause was under investigation and those injured were being transferred to hospitals by emergency responders.
- Images showed the building's facade blown out as state television reported an eight-storey residential/commercial building on Moallem Boulevard lost two floors while rescue and firefighting teams worked onsite.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and semi-official outlets denied social-media claims that an IRGC Navy commander was targeted, calling them false, while a US official and Israeli officials said they were not involved.
- The blast comes amid heightened Iran–US tensions and a carrier deployment shortly after the United States deployed an aircraft carrier group and other explosions were reported across Iran.
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Explosions put Iran on edge as tensions skyrocket with U.S.
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran continued to rise on Saturday as the Trump administration ramped up the U.S. military presence in the Middle East. It comes as explosions attributed to a gas leak put people inside Iran on edge. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports.
At least two explosions in Iran this Saturday have left six dead and 14 injured, according to Iranian state media. Detonations have occurred in Bandar Abbas, a strategic city in the south of the country, and in the province of Juzestan, in the south-west, at a time of heavy military tension in the Persian Gulf. The two explosions coincide with the flight of spy aircraft and surveillance by the Navy and the United States Air Force over the Irania…
In front of a naval maneuver by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, there are detonations. Attack rumors are denied after an explosion in a city on the Persian Gulf. Meanwhile, the Iranian leadership is trying to deescalate the US.
Videos Show Destroyed Building In Iranian Port City
Phone videos from the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas have emerged, showing the destruction of a building that was rocked by a massive explosion earlier. One person was killed and 14 were injured in the blast, which Iranian officials said was caused by a gas explosion.
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BreitbartBlast in Iran port city kills 1, wounds 14 before Strait of Hormuz naval drill watched by U.S.
An explosion tore through an apartment building Saturday in Iran 's port city of Bandar Abbas, killing a 4-year-old girl as local media footage purportedly showed a security force member being carried out by rescuers.
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