Paris: An explosion was heard on Iran's Qeshm Island early Wednesday morning, according to Iran's Mehr News Agency. The exact cause of the explosion was not immediately known.

According to Anadolu Agency, local reports suggest that the blast may have occurred at some distance from Qeshm city or could be linked to activity in the Strait of Hormuz. The reports emerge amidst heightened tensions in and around the strategic waterway, following recent exchanges of threats between Iran and the US.

Local reports also indicated that parts of Hormozgan province and the Persian Gulf coastline had witnessed what they described as US attacks since the early hours of Wednesday. They added that Iranian armed forces had responded, although these claims could not be independently verified.