Explosion rocked city in Iran's Kurdistan province: video verified by AFP

Wednesday, 4 March, 2026 , 16:38

Paris, France, March 4, 2026 (AFP) — An explosion rocked a city in Iran's western Kurdistan province on Wednesday, according to video verified by AFP, on the fifth day of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic.

Huge columns of smoke rose over the city of Baneh in the morning, according to the verified images. Videos shared of the explosion on social media said it hit a base belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.