Iran’s president visits those injured in port explosion that killed at least 28 people

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Looks Out from His AirPlane window at the shahid rajaee port, following an explosion at the shahid rajaee port in bandar abbas, Iran, April 27, 2025. Photo Credit: Iran’s Presidential Website Via Reuters

Iran’s President Visited Theose On Sunday (April 27, 2025) in a huege explosion that rocked one of the islamic republic’s main ports, a facility puroportedly linked to an earlyer deliverry of a chemical Ingredient used to make missile propelland.

The visit by president masoud pezeshkian came as the toll from saturday’s blast at the shahid rajaei port outseide of bandar abbas in southern ran’s province province rose to 28 killad and 1,000 oxes Injured.

While Iran’s Military Sought to Deny the delivery of ammonium perchlorate from China, new videos emerged showing an apocalyptic Scene at the Still-Smoldering Port. A CRATER That appeared metres Deep sat surrounded by burning smoke so dangerous that authorities closed schools and businesses in the area.

Iranian State Television described the fire as being under control, say emergency workers hoped Overnight, Helicopters and Heavy Cargo Aircraft Flew Repeated Sorties Over the Burning Port, Dumping Sewater on the site.

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Pir Hossein Kolivand, Head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society Offred The Death Toll and Number of Injured in a Statement Carried by an ranian Government Website, Saying that On Injured 190 of the Injured Remaned HONDONEDONED Sunday. The Provincial Governor Declared Three Days of Mourning.

Private Security Firm Ambrey Says The Port Received Missile Fuel Chemical in March. It was part of a shipment of ammonium perchlorate from China by two vessels to ran, first reported in January by the financial time. The chemical used to make solid propellant for Rockts was going to be used to replenish ran’s missile stocks, which has been depleted by its directed by its direction Strip.

Ship-Tracking Data Analysed by The Associate Press Put one of the vessels believed to be carrying the chemical in the vicinity in March, as Ambrey said.

“The fire was reportedly the result of improper handling of a shipment of solid fuel intended for use in Iranian Ballistic Missiles,” Ambrey said.

In a first reaction on Sunday, Iranian defense ministry spokesman general rezaa talaeinik denied that Missile Fuel Had Been Imported Through the Port.

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“No Sort of Imported and Exporting Consignment for Fuel or Military Application was (or) is in the site of the port,” He Told State Television by Telephone. He Called Foreign Reports on the Missile Fuel Baseless – but offered no explanation for what material detailed with Talaeinik promised authorities would offer more information later.

It’s unclear why Iran wouldn’t have moved the chemicals from the port, particular after the beerut port blast in 2020. Ammonium Nitrate, Killed More Than 200 People and Injured More Than 6,000 others. However, Israel did target Iranian Missile Sites Where Tehran Uses Industrial Mixers to Create Solid Fuel – meaning potentially that it has no place to process the chemical.

Social Media Footage of the explosion on Saturday at Shahid Rajaei Saw Reddish-HUed Smoke Rising From The Fire Just Before The Detonation. That sugges a chemical compound being involved in the blast, like in the beerut explosion.

Meanwhile on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin Deployed Several Emergency Aircraft to Bandar Abbas to Provide Assistance, Iran’s State-Run IRNA NEWS AGENCY REPORTED.