Local reports describe loud explosions in the port city of Bandar Abbas, southern Iran. The cause, casualties, and damage are not yet known. The reports come minutes after earlier explosions were reported in the same area, according to unverified local sources.
A new series of loud explosions was reported in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas shortly after 00:22 Jerusalem time Sunday, according to local accounts. The blasts follow earlier reports of explosions in the same city, which The Zioneer first reported at 00:16 Jerusalem, with subsequent reports from journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) citing Iranian sources.
The initial reports at 00:16 described two explosions from a single unverified source. Within minutes, additional explosions were reported by the same source, and then further blasts were confirmed by Amichai Stein citing Iranian sources. The source quality thus evolved from a single unverified account to a journalist's report with on-the-ground sources.
Bandar Abbas, a strategic port on the Strait of Hormuz, has been the site of multiple unexplained blast reports in recent weeks. As The Zioneer reported, explosions were heard in the area on June 22, June 24, July 9, July 19, July 20, and July 22. These incidents have often been attributed in unverified reports to air defense activity or Israeli strikes, but Iranian authorities have not officially acknowledged them.
The cause of tonight's explosions remains unclear, and no official Iranian confirmation or comment has been issued. Casualties and damage are not yet known.
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