Explosions reported across several Iranian cities early Monday

Reports of loud explosions are emerging from several cities across Iran early Monday morning local time, including Qom, Qazvin, Tehran and the Persian Gulf port city of Bandar Abbas.

Earlier in the night, blasts were also reported in Karaj near Tehran, as well as at a petrochemical site in the northwestern city of Tabriz, according to reports circulating from Iran.

Details remain unclear and there has been no immediate official confirmation of the latest incidents.