Iranian reports indicate that the explosions currently heard in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas are the result of fire by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The reports are single-sourced and unverified.
At 22:14 Jerusalem, new Iranian reports attribute the explosions heard in the port city of Bandar Abbas to fire by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The development follows a series of reports earlier today (Sat 00:42 Jerusalem) that initially documented explosions in the city, then a second wave, and finally an attribution by Iran's Tasnim news agency to IRGC warning shots rather than a US attack.
The initial reports at 00:42 Jerusalem described explosions in Bandar Abbas based on a single unverified source. Moments later, a second set of explosions was reported in the same area. Also at 00:42, Tasnim reported that the blasts were caused by IRGC warning shots, ruling out an American attack. All reports have remained single-sourced and unverified.
The Zioneer has previously documented a pattern of explosions in southern Iran and IRGC activity in the Strait of Hormuz. On July 13, security analyst Yair Goldblatt assessed that IRGC missile launches at ships may be behind the blasts (The Zioneer, Mon Jul 13, 12:49 Jerusalem). Earlier, on June 28, reports indicated IRGC warning shots at several vessels (The Zioneer, Sun Jun 28, 00:23 Jerusalem).
The new attribution to IRGC fire at vessels remains unverified and based on a single source. The cause, casualties, and damage are not independently confirmed. The situation continues to develop.
2 developments
- DevelopingExplosions reported in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, for second time tonight
- DevelopingExplosions reportedly heard near Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran
- DevelopingExplosions reported in Bandar Lengeh, southern Iran, per security analyst
- ConfirmedMultiple explosions reported in southern Iran as targets struck, sources say
Source and signal
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