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Explosion at an Iranian port kills 25, injures some 800
In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, men walk through debris after a massive explosion rocked a port near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 26, 2025. Photo: Mohammad Rasoul Moradi/IRNA via AP

A MASSIVE explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran at the weekend, purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing 25 people and injuring around 800.

Helicopters and aircraft dumped water onto the raging fire at the Shahid Rajaei port throughout the night and into this morning.

The explosion occurred as representatives of Iran and the United States met on Saturday in Oman for the third round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

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