Iran state media reports fatal explosion in Gulf coast port city Bandar Abbas

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On Saturday, Iranian state media reported multiple explosions across the country, raising concerns amid heightened tensions. In Bandar Abbas, a port city on the Persian Gulf, an explosion resulted in one death and 14 injuries, according to Tasnim news agency. Eyewitnesses also reported an explosion near Tehran. Separately, a gas explosion in Ahvaz, southwestern Iran, killed four people, according to Nur News. While rumors circulated that the Bandar Abbas explosion was an attack targeting the IRGC Navy commander, Aliresa Tangsiri, the IRGC denied that its naval buildings were targeted. The cause of the Bandar Abbas explosion remains unclear.

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Key claims

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The IRGC denied that buildings belonging to its naval forces were targeted.

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Tasnim reports rejected rumours that the explosion in Bandar Abbas was an attempted attack on Aliresa Tangsiri.

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One person was killed and 14 others injured in an explosion in Bandar Abbas.

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A gas explosion in Ahvaz killed four people.

factualNur News, citing the fire chief in Ahvaz

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Eyewitnesses reported at least one explosion near Tehran.

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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 people.Tasnim reports rejected rumours that the explosion in Bandar Abbas - home to Iran’s most important container port - was an attempted attack on the commander of the IRGC Navy, Aliresa Tangsiri.Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right) and Hassan Khomeini, grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, visit his shrine in Tehran on Saturday. Photo: Handout via ReutersThe IRGC denied that buildings belonging to its naval forces were targeted, according to a statement carried by the Fars News Agency.

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