Mehr News Agency reported three explosions south of Qeshm Island, the Iranian landmass sitting right at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. That’s the narrow waterway through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil and LNG shipments pass every single day.
The blasts were heard by residents near the communities of Suza and Masen.
What happened and why it matters
The explosions are part of a pattern that has been building between May and early June 2026. Reports from locals describe multiple incidents of loud detonations in and around the Hormozgan province area, with accounts surfacing between June 2 and June 11.
The cause of these particular blasts hasn’t been definitively confirmed. Previous explanations for similar incidents in the region have ranged from controlled disposal of unexploded munitions by Iranian forces to suspected US or Israeli airstrikes targeting military and industrial sites.
