Iran explosions kill 5, Israel denies role

At least five people died and more than a dozen were injured in two separate blasts across Iran on Saturday, according to reports from state and local media. Israel denied any involvement in the incidents, reports said. Four fatalities followed a gas explosion inside a residential building in Ahvaz, while another incident in Bandar Abbas left one person dead and 14 injured, according to Mehr news agency. Meanwhile, Tasnim news agency rejected claims circulating online that a senior Revolutionary Guard officer was targeted, calling them “completely false.”