Explosions were reported on Iran's Qeshm Island and off the port city of Bandar Lengeh, both on Iran's southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz, on Monday...
Explosions were reported on Iran's Qeshm Island and off the port city of Bandar Lengeh, both on Iran's southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz, on Monday night.
Iran's official IRNA news agency said five explosions were heard on Qeshm in rapid succession, and residents reported two aircraft over the island. The Fars news agency reported further blasts from the sea off Bandar Lengeh. No cause, damage or casualty figures have been officially confirmed, and local authorities had announced controlled disposal of unexploded ammunition in the Bandar Lengeh district that day, though no link to the blasts has been established.
The reports land in a week of claim and counterclaim around the strait, after Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it downed American drones there and Washington dismissed the claim. Until an official cause is given, this is a reported incident in the world's most sensitive oil chokepoint, not a confirmed strike.
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