Iranian state television has denied reports of explosions in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, according to Channel 12 (N12). The denial has not been independently verified.
Iranian state television has denied reports of explosions in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, according to Channel 12 (N12). The denial was reported later Thursday evening, after a series of unverified claims of blasts and attacks in the area. The denial itself has not been independently verified.
Earlier Thursday at 21:17 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas for the third consecutive night, based on unverified local sources. Shortly afterward, a security monitoring channel reported additional attacks underway, and further explosions were reported — all at the same timestamp, indicating a rapid sequence of reports. All accounts remained unverified and attributed to local or security sources.
Iranian state media have issued similar denials in recent weeks. As The Zioneer reported on June 10, Iran's state broadcaster IRIB denied an attack in Minab (Wed Jun 10, 01:13 Jerusalem). On June 11, an Iranian source denied attacks in Tabriz (Thu 00:36 Jerusalem). These denials form part of a pattern of official Iranian responses to unverified incident reports.
The denial of explosions in Bandar Abbas remains unconfirmed. No independent source has verified either the explosions or the denial. The cause, casualties, and responsibility for the reported blasts — if they occurred — are not known.
5 developments
- StrongTasnim denies explosions on Iran's Kish and Qeshm islands, says sounds were from naval engagement
- StrongIranian official denies explosions on Qeshm Island
- ConfirmedIranian media reports six explosions in three southern cities
- DevelopingExplosions reported in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, for second time tonight
Source and signal
- Internal intake