Iranian state media reported on Saturday evening, September 12, 2026, that two explosions were heard from the sea near Qeshm Island in southern Iran’s Hormozgan Province, amid the continuing military confrontation between Tehran and Washington and rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.
Explosion sounds and air-defense tests
Iran’s official news agency quoted local sources as saying that the two explosions were heard from the sea. Explosions had also been heard in Qeshm in previous days, while official sources in Hormozgan said that some sounds recorded on Friday were caused by air-defense systems operating as part of tests to assess their capabilities.
The developments came 197 days after the war between the United States and Iran began, and on the 88th day since the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding. The Strait of Hormuz has become a major arena of the confrontation, with ships and oil tankers subjected to reciprocal attacks and shipping disrupted in the waterway.
