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Explosion at Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 25, injures over 800 people

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The massive explosion that occurred at Rajaei port in Bandar Abbas, Iran resulted in significant loss of life and injury, with at least 25 people reported dead and over 750 people injured according to Iranian state media. The explosion, which is believed to have been caused by the explosion of chemical materials, also led to a public health emergency being declared due to airborne toxic pollutants.

  1. CN
    Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    1. China has consistently abided by export controls on dual-use items in accordance with its international obligations and domestic laws and regulations.
  2. IR
    Hossein Zafari
    1. Previously, the director general of crisis management had given warnings to this port during their visits and had pointed out the possibility of danger.
  3. IR
    Mehrdad Hasanzadeh
    1. We are currently evacuating and transporting the injured to nearby medical centres.
  4. IR
    Eskandar Momeni
    1. All resources from other cities and Tehran have been dispatched.
  5. IR
    Reza Talaei-Nik
    1. There has been no imported or exported cargo for military fuel or military use in the area of the fire incident and Shahid Rajaee Port.
  6. GB
    Ambrey
    1. The fire was reportedly the result of improper handling of a shipment of solid fuel intended for use in Iranian ballistic missiles.
  7. GB
    Andrea Sella
    University College London
    1. Material ignites and burns fiercely less than a minute later followed seconds later by the devastating detonation. It is the supersonic pressure wave from that that would have shattered windows.
    2. This bears the hallmarks of an ammonium nitrate explosion. Ammonium nitrate is a commodity chemical that is widely used as a fertilizer and as an industrial explosive, but it is well known that poor storage can significantly raise the risk of an explosion in the event of a fire.

Massive Explosion in Bandar Abbas

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sources

  1. 1.The Washington Post
  2. 2.ABC News (Australia)
  3. 3.The Times of India
  4. 4.The Korea Herald
  5. 5.France 24
  6. 6.Al Jazeera
  7. 7.CGTN
  8. 8.Le Monde
  9. 9.CNN
  10. 10.Agence France-Presse
  11. 11.Associated Press
  12. 12.BBC

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Chinese Foreign Policy
  3. 3.Israel Foreign Policy
  4. 4.Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
  5. 5.Iran Foreign Policy
  6. 6.Disasters
  7. 7.Oil Market
  8. 8.Iranian politics
  9. 9.Israel-Iran Conflict
  10. 10.Shipping industry
  11. 11.Fire
  12. 12.Explosion

countries

  1. 1.United Arab EmiratesAE
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.IsraelIL
  4. 4.IndiaIN
  5. 5.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  6. 6.OmanOM
  7. 7.PakistanPK
  8. 8.Russian FederationRU
  9. 9.Saudi ArabiaSA
  10. 10.TurkeyTR
  11. 11.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.AmbreyGB
  2. 2.Palestinian Red CrescentPS
  3. 3.United Nations
  4. 4.Customs Administration of Iran
  5. 5.HamasPS
  6. 6.Iranian Revolutionary GuardsIR
  7. 7.National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution CompanyIR
  8. 8.University College London
  9. 9.YouTubeUS

persons

  1. 1.Masoud PezeshkianIR
  2. 2.Abbas AraqchiIR
  3. 3.Eskandar MomeniIR
  4. 4.Pir Hossein KolivandIR
  5. 5.Mehrdad HasanzadehIR
  6. 6.Andrea SellaGB
  7. 7.Ebrahim Raisi
  8. 8.Hossein ZafariIR
  9. 9.Mohammad Rasoul Moradi
  10. 10.Razieh Pudat

technicals

  1. 1.Shahid Rajaei Port
  2. 2.Strait Of Hormuz
  3. 3.Persian Gulf
  4. 4.Shadow Commander
  5. 5.Golbon
  6. 6.Haj Qasem
  7. 7.Israel-Palestine War
  8. 8.Kheibar Shekan
Explosion at Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 25, injures over 800 people