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Several explosions were heard on Sunday evening in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas and on the nearby island of Kishm. The semi-official Fars agency, citing local sources, reported that the sounds may have come from warning shots fired at vessels suspected of violating shipping rules in the Strait of Hormuz. There has been no official statement from Iranian authorities on the cause so far.
Otabek YusupovThe explosion sounds heard by residents of Iran's Kishm Island were not caused by missile strikes on the island's territory. The Tasnim agency reported that the source of the noise was in the Strait of Hormuz, ruling out a direct missile hit. Earlier, the state agency IRNA reported two explosions on the island, which hosts important military facilities, amid an escalation of the conflict in the region and previous US strikes.
Otabek YusupovThe IRNA agency reported two explosions in the eastern part of Kishm Island in southern Iran; there were no comments from local authorities at the time of publication. Earlier, IRGC representative Brigadier General Hossein Mohebi stated that Iran no longer limits the flight range of its missiles, without specifying either the parameters or the affected systems.
Otabek Yusupov28-year-old mother of two Maryam Yarmohammadi was killed on October 5 by her brother and husband on Kishm Island in southern Iran; both were detained. The murder caused a public outcry: some expressed grief and anger, others blamed the victim. Human rights activists point to gaps in the system of protecting women and justice, while statistics show the scale of the problem.
Otabek Yusupov
