January 31st, 2026 - 01:14 GMT
ALBAWABA - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has refuted claims circulating about the assassination of its naval commander after an explosion in Bandar Abbas, a southern Iranian city, as reported by Iranian state media. Iranian television reported that the blast happened in an eight-story building on Al-Moallem Street, leveling two floors and damaging multiple vehicles and nearby shops. Emergency and firefighting personnel responded promptly, but the cause of the ...
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