Iran has denied its military leaders have been targeted after at the very least 4 people were reported to have died in several explosions.
A blast was reported at a residential constructing in town of Ahvaz within the southwestern Khuzestan province.
One person is believed to have been killed and 14 injured following a separate explosion in Bandar Abbas, a port city on the Strait of Hormuz.
State media said two floors of the constructing had been destroyed, together with several cars and shops.
Authorities said reports that a Revolutionary Guard naval commander had been targeted were ‘completely false’.
Each incidents are under investigation, with a gas leak reported to be a possible explanation for the Bandar Abbas blast.
There have also been unconfirmed reports of a 3rd explosion in Parand, a planned city near Tehran’s international airport.
The most recent incidents come as Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to make use of military force against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s regime.
The president responded to December’s anti-government protests by promising that help was ‘on the best way’ and suggested he had sent a ‘massive armada’ to topple the regime.
At the least 5,000 people were killed throughout the unrest, which broke out against a backdrop of a worsening economy, including greater than 500 members of the safety forces, Iranian officials said.
Nonetheless human rights groups say they’re still working to establish the status of 1000’s more protesters.
Tensions between Washington and Tehran have been heightened for the reason that US targeted Iran’s nuclear sites with ‘bunker buster’ bombs throughout the twelve-day war between the gulf state and Israel.
Trump was reportedly considering various options on Friday, including targeted strikes on military facilities.
Israeli officials denied any involvement in the most recent incidents, while the Pentagon has yet to comment.
Earlier today, Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian accused US and European leaders of giving Iranians the means to ‘tear the nation apart’ and exploiting the country’s economic crisis.
Footage showed the aftermath of the blast in Bandar Abbas, with debris and rubble from the constructing strewn over the road.
Dozens were killed and 1,000 injured following an explosion within the port city in April last yr.
An official investigation attributed the incident to a failure of security and civil defence protocols.
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