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…
Five dead and dozens injured after two explosions rock Iran
At least five people were killed and dozens injured in Iran on Saturday after two separate explosions rocked the country, blasts that Iranian officials claimed were caused by gas leaks. Iranian state media reported that a residential building in Bandar Abbas, a southern port city, exploded, leaving one person dead and 14 injured. Footage of the aftermath shows at least three floors of the building completely exposed, with rubble spilling into th…
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.
After the explosion which blew several floors of a building in Bandar Abbas, Iran, all the assumptions were considered. The authorities mention a gas leak, but it is difficult to see clearly. They also assure that no naval forces building has been hit. Israel denied any involvement and analysts estimate the damage too limited to be caused by the United States. Regional tension remains extreme with the repeated threat of American strikes. (Intern…
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