A catastrophic gas explosion ripped through a residential building in the Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, resulting in four fatalities, according to a report from the state-run Tehran Times. The city’s fire department chief confirmed the casualty figures, attributing the incident to a gas-related malfunction within the residential structure.
The incident occurred amidst heightened regional tensions. In a separate development, two Israeli officials explicitly informed Reuters that Israel had no connection to a series of explosions reported in Iran on the same day. This denial seeks to dispel potential speculation regarding cross-border military engagements between the two longstanding adversaries.
This explosion in Ahvaz follows another recent blast in the port city of Bandar Abbas, which Iranian authorities previously stated was an accident and not an attack. The consecutive incidents have drawn significant attention to Iran’s domestic safety protocols and infrastructure stability. Concurrently, Iranian military leadership has issued stern warnings to both the United States and Israel, placing its forces on high alert and underscoring the volatile security climate in the region.