IRIB directly denies reports of explosions in four southern Iranian cities

Iranian state broadcaster IRIB issued a statement denying reports of explosions in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Sirik, and Jask, saying no such incidents have been reported to date. The denial follows earlier unverified reports of blasts in southern Iran over the past week.

At 22:16 Jerusalem, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB explicitly denied reports of explosions in four southern locations — Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Sirik, and Jask — expanding on a narrower denial it issued minutes earlier. That initial denial, reported by The Zioneer at 22:13, only addressed Bandar Abbas; IRIB's own statement now extends the refutation to the other three cities as well.

Both denials cap a night in which The Zioneer tracked multiple unverified reports of blasts in Bandar Abbas — at least five updates were published at 21:17 Jerusalem alone, describing explosions, additional attacks, and a third consecutive night of blasts. The thread shows that initial reports were based on a single security monitoring channel and local sources, with no official confirmation of any blast ever emerging.

Over the past month, Iranian officials and state media have repeatedly denied similar unverified explosion reports across southern Iran, including Qeshm Island (governor's denial, Jun 10, 11:59 Jerusalem), Minab (IRIB denial, Jun 10, 01:13 Jerusalem), and Kish and Qeshm (Tasnim denial, Jun 11, 00:37 Jerusalem, attributing sounds to a naval engagement), as The Zioneer reported. Some incidents were later confirmed — e.g., explosions near Abyek west of Tehran were confirmed by IRIB and Mehr on Jun 11, 03:25 Jerusalem — underscoring that official denials in this pattern do not rule out actual events.

No independent verification of the absence of explosions in any of tonight's four locations is available. The reports that prompted the denials remain unverified, and their cause — if any event occurred — is unknown.

5 developments

1. 1 hour ago · 22:27 · 9 JulLatest

   Tasnim news agency also denies reports of explosions in southern Iran.

2. 22:18 · 9 Jul

   IRIB denial now includes Qeshm, Sirik, and Jask.

3. 22:13 · 9 Jul

   Iranian state television denies reports of explosions in Bandar Abbas.

• Strong00:37 · 11 JunTasnim denies explosions on Iran's Kish and Qeshm islands, says sounds were from naval engagement
• Strong11:59 · 10 JunIranian official denies explosions on Qeshm Island
• Confirmed00:42 · 10 JunIranian media reports six explosions in three southern cities
• Developing21:16 · 24 JunExplosions reported in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, for second time tonight

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