{"id":315385,"date":"2026-04-08T15:30:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=315385"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:00:04","slug":"explosions-heard-at-iranian-oil-refinery-hours-after-us-iran-ceasefire-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/explosions-heard-at-iranian-oil-refinery-hours-after-us-iran-ceasefire-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Explosions heard&#8217; at Iranian oil refinery hours after US-Iran ceasefire | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Iran\u2019s Lavan Oil refinery is situated on an island within the Persian Gulf (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lower than a day after Donald Trump and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, explosions have been reported on Lavan Island in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The island is one in every of the most important terminals in Iran for the export of crude oil, and is further south within the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>The explosion was reported this morning by Iranian media and has since been confirmed by other media outlets within the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This morning, after the ceasefire was established, several explosions occurred on the Lavan Island refinery. The source of those explosions just isn&#8217;t yet known,\u2019 Mehr agency reported. <\/p>\n<p>Other explosions were reported at Sirri Island this morning, which is closer to the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC said: \u2018Given the need of adherence by all parties to the announced ceasefire, and based on the announcement of the armed forces, any aggression against the country can be met with a regret-inducing response.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tEnroll for all of the newest stories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <strong>News Updates<\/strong> newsletter or get <strong>Breaking News <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in contact with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><strong>check our news page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Who&#8217;s Asim Munir, Trump\u2019s favourite Pakistani official who helped the ceasefire?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: What\u2019s within the US-Iran 10-point ceasefire plan?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Donald Trump claims Iran ceasefire deal is a \u2018big day for world peace\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--news\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>News Updates<\/h4>\n<p>Stay on top of the headlines with day by day email updates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s Lavan Oil refinery is situated on an island within the Persian Gulf (Picture: AFP) Lower than a day after Donald Trump and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, explosions have been reported on Lavan Island in Iran. 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