Iran: At a time when Iran is holding a third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, a massive explosion rocked Shahid Rajaee port in Iran’s Bandar Abbas city on Saturday. At least 115 people sustained injuries and several feared dead, the state media reported.
Port activities were suspended to extinguish the fire. “Many people were probably injured or even killed in the incident,” given the large number of workers at the port, Tasnim news agency reported.
BREAKING: A massive mysterious explosion just rocked Iran’s Shahid Rajaee port — the ground shook for miles.
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“The cause of this incident was the explosion of several containers stored in the Shahid Rajaee Port wharf area. We are currently evacuating and transferring the injured to medical centres,” a local crisis management official told the state TV.
Video of the explosion has gone viral on social media. The video shows a mushroom cloud forming after the blast.
In 2020, Shahid Rajaee port had also been targeted by a cyberattack. Back then, the Washington Post had reported that Israel was likely behind that attack. It had claimed that the attack was in retaliation for an earlier Iranian cyberattack.
Meanwhile, the explosion has happened at a time when Iran is holding a third round of nuclear talks with the United States. The talks are being led by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. This is happening alongside technical-level meetings between experts from both sides.
The talks aim at reaching a new agreement that would prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, reports claim.
