Iran - At least four dead and over five hundred injured after explosion at Shahid Rajaei port, Bandar Abbas, 26 Apr 2025

[iamshadow21]

Several dead and hundreds injured in Iran port explosion (warning for visible blood in one of the pictures)

Death toll in suspected chemical blast at key Iran port rises to 25

The huge explosion and subsequent blaze at Bandar Abbas port has also left more than 750 people wounded.

www.aljazeera.com

Iran: Huge blast at Shahid Rajaee port kills at least 28 and injures 800 others

One maritime risk firm says it believes the affected containers held solid fuel for use in ballistic missiles.

www.bbc.com

Huge explosion in Iranian port kills at least eight and injures more than 500

Official suggests blast in southern port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas due to explosion of chemicals in containers

www.theguardian.com

Iran Port Explosion That Killed Dozens Blamed On Unregistered Rocket Fuel

A massive explosion and fire struck the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on April 26, officials said, leaving at least 500 people injured.

www.rferl.org

4 killed, hundreds injured after massive blast at southern Iran port

At least four people were killed and more than 500 people were injured at a key port in southern Iran following a massive explosion purportedly linked to a...

www.dailysabah.com

[T]he port took in a shipment of "sodium perchlorate rocket fuel" in March, the private security firm Ambrey said.

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The fuel was going to be used to replenish Iran's missile stocks, which had been depleted by its direct attacks on Israel during the war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.


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EDIT: Five dead, over seven hundred injured.

Claim chemical used for missiles was shipped to Iranian port before huge explosion

The large blast shattered windows within several kilometres, Iranian media said, with footage shared online showing a huge cloud forming after the explosion.

www.smh.com.au

 

[iamshadow21]

Eighteen killed.

Death toll rises after suspected chemical explosion at Iranian port

A spokesperson for Iran's crisis management organisation said there had been prior warnings over the containment of the chemicals at the port.

www.abc.net.au

 

[iamshadow21]

Twenty eight killed, over eight hundred injured, six unaccounted for.

Iran: Huge blast at Shahid Rajaee port kills at least 28 and injures 800 others

One maritime risk firm says it believes the affected containers held solid fuel for use in ballistic missiles.

www.bbc.com

 

[iamshadow21]

Forty dead, 1,200 injured.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/death-toll-blast-irans-bandar-abbas-port-rises-25-2025-04-27/

Beirut is still more deadly, but it's eclipsed Derince.

 

[tarabull]

DBM

 

[vls12345]

Satellite images reveal destruction after Iran port explosion kills at least 46

The photos from Planet Labs PBC came as local news reports from the site raised more questions about the cause of the blast Saturday at the Shahid Rajaei port.

www.11alive.com

 

[PrairieWind]

I'm surprised how little coverage this is getting.