According to a report from the New York Post, a significant explosion rocked the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring fourteen others amidst soaring tensions between Tehran and the West.
The blast reportedly tore through an eight-story residential and commercial building on Moallem Boulevard, destroying two floors and shattering the windows of nearby shops and vehicles.
State media footage showed a chaotic scene with debris scattered across the street and emergency responders rushing to evacuate victims from the hollowed-out structure.
While Iranian officials have not yet confirmed the cause, conflicting preliminary reports have ranged from a gas leak to unspecified “negligence,” with residents noting that the building was not connected to the city’s gas network. The explosion killed a four-year-old girl and left several others in critical condition, according to local crisis management authorities.
The incident has drawn immediate international scrutiny due to its location; Bandar Abbas is a strategic economic hub located on the Strait of Hormuz and serves as a major base for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy.
The explosion comes just days after the U.S. deployed the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to the region and follows warnings from President Trump regarding potential military action.
Speculation quickly spread on social media that the blast was a targeted assassination attempt against a senior IRGC navy commander, but the semi-official Tasnim news agency dismissed these claims as “completely false.” Separately, Israeli officials issued a statement denying any involvement in the incident.
This explosion occurred nearly simultaneously with another deadly blast in the city of Ahvaz, where four people were killed in what authorities described as a gas leak, further fueling public anxiety in a nation already shaken by recent mass protests and economic instability.
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