Explosion in Qeshm Island, Iran — November 7, 2026, 19:40 UTC

By WARNPOINT Desk · First reported 19:40 UTC, Nov 7, 2026 · 5 sources

WARNPOINT tracked an explosion in Qeshm Island, Iran, first reported at 19:40 UTC on November 7, 2026.

5 independent outlets reported it, including Straits Times, Al Jazeera, TG WarMonitors. Each source carries a reliability grade; the full list is below.

Iran is currently rated Severe (65/100) on WARNPOINT’s live instability index.

This is an open-source intelligence estimate assembled from public reporting — not official confirmation. Details may change as more information emerges.

How it was reported

• ⚡Iranian news agency: Two explosions heard on Qeshm Island
  TG WARMONITORS19:40 UTC
• 🇮🇷 Multiple explosions reported at the port of Jask in southern Iran. Several blasts were also heard a short while ago on Qeshm Island and in Bandar Abbas, according to local reports. 🔴
  TG DDGEOPOLITICS19:44 UTC
• Two explosions reported on Iran’s Qeshm Island
  TASS20:02 UTC
• Explosions heard in Iran's Qeshm Island, Iranian media reports
  STRAITS TIMES20:23 UTC
• Explosions on Iran’s Qeshm island not caused by attack — agency
  TASS20:57 UTC
• ⚡️Explosions were heard on Qeshm Island, in southern Iran.
  TG WARMONITORS23:31 UTC
• Iran war live: Blasts heard in Qeshm; US moves to block land supply routes
  AL JAZEERA00:00 UTC

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