Explosions hit Qeshm Island as US acts on Iranian supply routes

Explosions were heard on Saturday on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz and in the southern port city of Jask, according to reports from Iranian state media cited by Middle East Eye, Reuters, The Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, Türkiye Today, and Al Jazeera English. Al Jazeera English further reported that blasts also hit the Iranian cities of Sirik and Bandar Abbas. [1][2][5][6][7][8]

The cause of the explosions has not been officially confirmed. Middle East Eye reported that the Iranian Tasnim news agency said two missiles had struck Qeshm Island, without specifying who launched them. The blasts follow earlier United States strikes on the island that a US official described as limited and not a resumption of major combat operations. [2]

The military actions come as United States President Donald Trump claimed minor strikes had occurred on Qeshm Island while stating that talks were ongoing, Middle East Eye reported. In addition, Al Jazeera English reported that the United States Central Command has formed a task force to disrupt the land supply routes of Iran. [1][3]

The conflict between Iran and the United States alongside Israel began on 28 February 2026, when American and Israeli forces carried out air strikes across Iran during ongoing nuclear negotiations. That campaign included strikes that assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials. [9][10]