Security analyst Yair Goldblatt said early Sunday that the explosions heard in the port city of Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, were likely caused by Iranian warning fire at ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to his assessment. The claim is unverified and remains an assessment.
Security analyst Yair Goldblatt said early Sunday that the explosions heard in the port city of Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, were likely caused by Iranian warning fire at ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to his assessment posted on X. The claim is unverified and remains an assessment.
Goldblatt's assessment follows a series of reports on Thursday, July 23, at 20:23 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported that the IRGC Navy launched multiple missiles at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, followed by reports of Iranian fire hitting several ships and additional launches toward Gulf states. Later that evening, an unverified claim attributed the explosions to Iranian fire at ships. Earlier tonight, at 00:26 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported unverified explosions in Bandar Abbas for the second time overnight.
In recent weeks, The Zioneer has documented multiple instances of explosions in southern Iran, including in Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, Shiraz, and Qeshm Island, with varying unverified explanations. The current report adds an analyst's interpretation but no independent confirmation. The situation remains unclear, and no official source has confirmed the cause.
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