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Explosion occurs at Iran’s southern port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian media reports

By Thomson Reuters Jan 31, 2026 | 6:10 AM

Jan 31 (Reuters) – An explosion occurred ‍at Iran’s southern port of Bandar ‌Abbas ‌on Saturday, Iranian media reported, without giving a ​cause for ‍the ​blast.

The semi-official ​Tasnim news ‍agency said that social media reports alleging ‍that a Revolutionary Guard navy ‍commander ‍was ​targeted in ​the ⁠explosion ‌were “completely false”.

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Sharon ⁠Singleton)