Four people were killed in a gas explosion in Ahvaz near the Iraqi border, while a separate blast at the port of Bandar Abbas left one dead and several injured, Iranian media reported.
State-run Tehran Times said the Ahvaz gas explosion resulted in four deaths, with no further details immediately available.
Hours earlier, an unrelated blast struck the port of Bandar Abbas, killing one person and injuring 14, according to local officials who said the cause had not yet been identified.
Tasnim rejected social media claims that a Revolutionary Guard navy commander had been targeted in Bandar Abbas, calling the reports false. Iranian outlets said both incidents were under investigation, and authorities could not be reached for comment.
Two Israeli officials told Reuters that Israel was not involved in either explosion.
The events occurred during a period of heightened friction between Tehran and Washington, with U.S. President Donald Trump reviewing options toward Iran after announcing on 22 January that an “armada” was heading toward the country.
Earlier on Saturday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused leaders in the U.S., Israel and Europe of exploiting Iran’s economic pressures, stirring unrest and giving people the means to “tear the nation apart”.
Bandar Abbas, located on the Strait of Hormuz, hosts Iran’s main container port and suffered a major explosion last April that killed dozens and injured more than 1,000 people.
Investigators later attributed that incident to failures in civil defence and security practices.
Iran continues to face nationwide protests fuelled by economic hardship.
An Iranian official told Reuters that at least 5,000 people have been killed in the unrest, including 500 members of the security forces.
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