US EditionOne person killed, 14 hurt in blast in Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian media reports
One person died and 14 were injured in an explosion at an eight-storey building on Moallem Boulevard, with officials citing a gas leak as the likely cause, investigation ongoing.
- 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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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…
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