Overview
- Local fire officials said the Bandar Abbas explosion resulted from an accumulation of leaked gas, and provincial authorities launched a formal investigation.
- At least one person died and 14 were hospitalized in Bandar Abbas, where two floors of an eight‑storey building, vehicles and nearby shops were heavily damaged.
- A separate blast in Ahvaz killed four people, with authorities likewise attributing the incident to a gas leak.
- The IRGC denied that its naval facilities in Hormozgan were targeted, and Tasnim refuted online rumors claiming naval commander Alireza Tangsiri was killed.
- State television described a fire in Parand near Tehran as a minor reed blaze unrelated to security incidents, noting the developments come during heightened U.S.–Iran tensions and a visible U.S. naval presence in the Gulf.