{"id":2559969,"date":"2026-01-31T17:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-two-explosions-rock-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T17:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:41:23","slug":"five-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-two-explosions-rock-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-two-explosions-rock-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Five dead and dozens injured after two explosions rock Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffive-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-two-explosions-rock-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2559969&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two separate explosions in Iran left at least five people dead and dozens injured. A blast in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas damaged a residential building, killing one person and injuring 14, while an explosion in Ahvaz reportedly destroyed a four-unit building and killed a family of four. Iranian fire officials saeid both incidents where caused by gas leaks. Speculation that the attacks targeted the IRGC navy \u2014 and rumors that IRGC navy commander Alireza Tangsiri was assassinated \u2014 were denied by the Guard, and Israeli officials told Reuters they were not involved. The blasts come <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reformist-pezeshkian-wins-irans-presidential-runoff-election-besting-hard-liner-jalili-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Reformist Pezeshkian wins ...\u2019s presidential runoff election, besting hard-liner Jalili - Washington Examiner\">amid heightened regional tensions<\/a> as Iran plans live-fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-hosts-medvedev-as-zelensky-visits-u-s\/\" title=\"Xi Hosts Medvedev as Zelensky Visits U.S.\">joint naval exercises<\/a> with Russia and China; U.S. Central Command has warned Iran that unsafe behavior near U.S. and allied forces will not be tolerated and pledged to protect U.S. personnel and vessels.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Five dead and dozens injured after two explosions rock Iran<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2485792\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>At least five people were killed and dozens injured in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iran<\/a> on Saturday after two separate explosions rocked the country, blasts that Iranian officials claimed were caused by gas leaks.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian state media <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PresstvExtra\/status\/2017602518356734425?s=20\">reported<\/a> that a residential building in Bandar Abbas, a southern port city, exploded, leaving one person dead and 14 injured. Footage of the aftermath shows at least three floors of the building completely exposed, with rubble spilling into the parking lot and damaging nearby vehicles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4442078\/strait-of-hormuz-iran-plans-military-drill-tensions-high-us\/\">What to know about the Strait of Hormuz as Iran plans military drill while tensions are high with US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4442061\/danish-veterans-protest-trump-admin-greenland-plans\/\">Danish veterans protest outside US Embassy over Trump administration&rsquo;s Greenland plans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4438744\/nigel-farage-in-charge-tory-defections-reform-mount\/\">Nigel Farage says &#8216;It&#8217;s time I was in charge&#8217; as Tory defections to Reform UK mount<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Another explosion was reported in Ahvaz, a city nearly 700 miles from Bandar Abbas. <em>Iran International<\/em>  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202601313332\">reported<\/a> that the blast hit a four-unit residential building, killing a family of four.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian fire chiefs of both cities claimed the explosions were due to gas leaks, while Israeli officials denied involvement to <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Some reports suggested that Iran&rsquo;s navy may have been targeted in at least one of the blasts, given the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-commissions-three-warships-in-a-single-day\/\" title=\"China Commissions Three Warships In A Single Day\">main naval base<\/a> is in Bandar Abbas. The Guard, however, denied those rumors, including one that its navy commander, Alireza Tangsiri, was assassinated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No&nbsp;drone attack&nbsp;has occurred on the IRGC Navy&rsquo;s headquarters in Hormozgan, and no building affiliated with this force has been damaged,&rdquo; the Guard said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-885120\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The blasts come <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >amid heightened tension<\/a> in the region, as President Donald Trump is still weighing a response to the regime&rsquo;s violent crackdown on protests that wracked Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>Compounding those tensions is a scheduled live-fire drill from the Iranian military in the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane. Those are set to take place on Sunday and Monday, while joint naval exercises involving Iran, Russia, and China will take place in late February, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TehranTimes79\/status\/2017630259617685975\">according to<\/a> the <em>Tehran Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Central Command has warned Iran ahead of the drills, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2017357050209333388\">telling<\/a> the regime that any &ldquo;unsafe and unprofessional behavior near U.S. forces, regional partners or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-plans-military-drill-while-tensions-are-high-with-us\/\" title=\"What to know about the Strait of Hormuz as ... while tensions are high with US\">commercial vessels increases risks<\/a> of collision, escalation and destabilization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CENTCOM also pledged to protect U.S. &ldquo;personnel, ships, and aircraft operating in the Middle East&rdquo; as the exercises go on.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will not tolerate unsafe IRGC actions including overflight of U.S. military vessels engaged in flight operations, low-altitude or armed overflight of U.S. military assets when intentions are unclear, highspeed boat approaches on a collision course with U.S. military vessels, or weapons trained at U.S. forces,&rdquo; it said. &ldquo;The U.S. military has the most highly trained and lethal force in the world and will continue to operate with the highest levels of professionalism and adhere to international norms. Iran&rsquo;s IRGC must do the same.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five killed, dozens injured in Iran blasts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2559970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iran-apartment-explosions.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13980,18119,3823],"class_list":["post-2559969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-casualties","tag-explosions","tag-iran"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iran-apartment-explosions.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2559969"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2559973,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2559969\/revisions\/2559973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2559970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2559969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2559969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2559969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}