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Iran state media reports fatal explosion in Gulf coast port city Bandar Abbas
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Saturday, January 31, 2026

Several explosions were reported across Iran on Saturday, amid growing fears of war. In the Persian Gulf city of Bandar Abbas, one person was killed and 14 others injured in an explosion, according to the news agency Tasnim, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Eyewitne...
Several explosions were reported across Iran on Saturday, amid growing fears of war.
In the Persian Gulf city of Bandar Abbas, one person was killed and 14 others injured in an explosion, according to the news agency Tasnim, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Eyewitnesses also reported at least one explosion near the capital, Tehran.
In southwestern Iran, the online outlet Nur News said, citing the fire chief in the city of Ahvaz, a gas explosion there killed four...
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