Explosions in an Iranian port killed at least 28 and injured 800

At least 28 people were killed and hundreds injured Saturday in a series of blasts at an Iranian port. Thick black smoke billowed into the heavens over the coastal complex as the blasts caused a massive conflagration.

Iranian emergency services report that the blasts have killed 28 people and injured 800 others, but officials fear that the death toll could grow. The first explosion occurred at 12:10 p.m. local time at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, 1,000 km south of Tehran, the capital.

"We are putting out the fire after the explosion in a section of the Shahid Rajaee Port dock," regional port official Esmaeil Malekizadeh told state media. The local governor, Muhammad Ashouri, called the explosion "massive."

while it was still unclear what the reason was. "An investigation will follow, but for now, our focus is on controlling and putting out the fire," he stated. On Saturday night, state television in the Islamic Republic persisted in asserting that everything was under control, seemingly to minimise the significance of the explosions.

During one live news segment from the port, a reporter stated everything was under control, even as explosions could be heard in the background and a dense cloud of smoke ascended from the area.

Additionally, the government has cautioned the public and media from disseminating "false information" regarding the incident, claiming that doing so could impede rescue attempts and create needless anxiety. On the ground, however, the situation looked terrible.

Following the explosion, emergency personnel dispatched more than a dozen ambulances to the port, and Bandar Abbas officials urgently requested blood donations, particularly O-negative blood. Long lines outside a medical facility were seen in an online video as individuals hurried to donate blood. Following the explosion, emergency personnel dispatched more than a dozen ambulances to the port.

The chairman of the province's crisis management authority, Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, told state television, "We immediately dispatched 15 ambulances and helicopters to stand by." Although no specifics were given, local officials stated that the institution had previously been warned about safety precautions.

Several containers at the port, Iran's most advanced shipping facility, were the source of the explosions. There was significant damage to nearby buildings. Authorities are currently evacuating the area. The windows on the residential building, which ranges up to 25 kilometers from the port, were broken, and residents reported feeling shaking.

The witness said: "There was a big explosion. I felt the doors of all the shops were shaking, closed and the floor was shaking." He added: Another witness said, "We had good quality glasses in our windows, but they all hit shatters." Shahid Rajaee Port is located north of Holmes Street, so there is considerable strategic importance, through which a fifth of the world's oil production flies.

The impact of the incident on the telecommunications business remains unknown. The Iranian Customs Authority announced emergency guidelines to all customs, and the halt of the transmission of exports and transport to the port of Bandar Abbas has been suspended.

If firefighting continues, authorities have not yet provided information on whether the fire caused an explosion or potential environmental impact. Iran's Home Minister Escandar Momeni traveled to Bandar Abbas on Saturday to monitor the answers and ordered a special investigation into the explosion.

Iran's Attorney General Mohammad Movahedi Azad called for a prompt and thorough investigation, stressing that all negligence must be punished. In 2020, computers at the same port were affected by a cyberattack that led to massive backups of waterways and roads, leading to furniture.

The Washington Post reported that Israel was behind the incident in retaliation for a previous Iranian cyberattack. The explosion came when Iran and the US carried out Tehran's nuclear program in Oman for the third time this month

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Talks aim to contain Iran's nuclear skills in exchange for the potential lifting of sanctions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi came to Muscat early on Saturday to meet with US special representative Steve Witkov.

Trump called for an agreement to prevent Tehran from purchasing the atomic bomb, and warned of a military strike if there is no agreement. Iran wants to release sanctions that have crippled the economy.

Araguchi said the difference between Iran and the US remained in Oman after the third round of nuclear negotiations. "There are differences in both the main issues and details," Araguchi told Muscat's state television, adding, "This time the negotiations were much more serious than before."

Aird. "According to another round of consultations communicated by Oman, Araguchi has a lot to do next Saturday. "We agreed to meet again in Europe soon, and thank our partners in Oman for promoting these conversations."

Iran is currently enriching uranium to 60% purity, on top of that, at the limit of 3.67% specified in the 2015 contract, but between the 90% required for weapons materials.

Western countries have long accused Iran of searching for nuclear weapons, but Tehran has argued that its programme is for peaceful civil purposes.