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MapIRNA Reports Five Explosions On Iran’s Qeshm Island Near Strait Of Hormuz
“Initial reports suggested that an air defence system on the island may have been targeted”
“Their cause was unclear, and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.”
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IRNA reports five explosions on Qeshm Island, suggesting strikes on sites there. Some residents spotted two aircraft over Qeshm Island.
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Qeshm blasts reported
Iran’s state-run IRNA reported five explosions on Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz, and Iranian authorities had not issued an official statement confirming the source of the blasts. Rania Qasemi, a Reuters (Al Jazeera) correspondent, confirmed that residents at the western entrance of the Hormuz Strait were informed of the five explosions, which were also heard by residents of Hormuz Island and Bandar Abbas city. The reports came shortly after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the downing of an American unmanned aircraft of the MQ-9 Reaper model to the east of the Hormuz Strait, and the seizure of two American MQ-1C aircraft in the sky over Qeshm Island.
Iran’s Aerospace Force and Integrated Air Defense Network were cited in the Revolutionary Guard’s statement as the system and control used for the downing operations, and the statement said the number of captured MQ-9 drones rose to four. The explosions were also described by IRNA as possibly striking sites inside Qeshm, with some residents reporting two aircraft flying in its sky.
Negotiations and conditions
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei told reporters that "The possibility of implementing this plan in two days is another indication of Iran's good-faith approach," linking any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to conditions Washington would have to meet. Hindustan Times reported that Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that a deal with Tehran "could happen," and the article said Trump indicated diplomatic efforts were making progress toward preventing a renewed conflict. The Hindustan Times account said Iran expressed willingness to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while attaching strict conditions, and it described a prior seven-day proposal in September offering to restore access to the strait in exchange for concessions.
Al-Jazeera Net said the explosions reports unfolded amid ongoing tension between Iran and the United States over navigation in the Hormuz Strait, and it framed the strait as one of the main files in talks between the two sides. The same Hindustan Times report said Iran’s negotiations were described as "intensive" and that Tehran confirmed those talks were taking place.
Unconfirmed strike claims
Israeli broadcaster N12 reported that a U.S. attack hit an air defense system on Qeshm Island, but the report also said there was no official Iranian confirmation of the cause of the explosions. InvestingLive described unverified reports of as many as six explosions near Qeshm and the port city of Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province, and it said more explosions were reported in Bandar Lengeh. The same InvestingLive account said Iran’s air defenses were activated at Omidiyeh Air Base, and it noted that it remained unclear whether the earlier IRGC drone claim and the later explosions were connected.
News18 said IRNA reported five explosions on Qeshm Island and that residents spotted two aircraft flying over the island, while it also stated that authorities had not confirmed what caused the blasts. Hindustan Times said Iranian authorities had yet to issue an official statement confirming the source of the reported blasts, leaving the cause unknown as the reports circulated.