January 31, 2026 | 08:43 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An explosion occurred on Saturday at a building in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, local media reported, without giving a cause for the blast.
Iran's official IRNA news agency quoted the crisis management director for Hormozgan province, Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, as saying the explosion's cause was under investigation.
"Those injured in the incident are being transferred to the hospital by emergency responders," he added, without reporting any fatalities.
What do we know about the explosion?
State television reported that the blast hit an eight-storey building, "destroying two floors, several vehicles, and shops" in the area of Moallem Boulevard in the city.
It added that rescue and firefighting teams were on site.
Following online rumors, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said none of the buildings belonging to its naval forces in the province were targeted, according to a statement carried by the Fars news agency.
The blast came at a sensitive moment in relations between Washington and Tehran, after the US sent an aircraft carrier group into the area.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump again issued threats against Iran, calling on Tehran to come to an agreement on its nuclear program.
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