An explosion struck an eight-storey building on Saturday in the Iranian Gulf coast city of Bandar Abbas, state media said, with the cause yet unknown.
State television said the explosion occurred at an eight-storey building, “destroying two floors, several vehicles, and shops” in the area of Moallem Boulevard in the city.
Rescue and firefighting teams were on site to provide assistance, it added.
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”. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is considered the backbone of Iranian security and reports directly to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
