Iranian President visits people injured in port explosion kill at least 28 people – Country
The Iranian president visited those injured on Sunday, a massive explosion that rocked one of the major ports of the Islamic Republic, a facility that was allegedly associated with early delivery of chemical components to make missile propellants.
The visit of President Masoud Pezeshkian came in amid a bombing on Saturday, with visits at the port of Shahid Rajaei outside Bandar Abbas in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan increased to 28 people and about 1,000 injured.
Although Iranian troops try to deny the delivery of ammonium perchlorate from the Chinese colony, new videos emerge, showing the doomsday scene in the still-wandering port. A crater, which appears on the top of the hill where Mi sat, is surrounded by burning smoke so dangerous that authorities have closed schools and businesses in the area.
Iran's state television described the fire as being under control, saying emergency workers hope to be completely extinguished later on Sunday. Overnight, helicopters and heavy cargo planes flew over the burning port and dumped sea water on the scene.
Pir Hossein Kolivand, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, gave death tolls and injuries in a statement published on the Iranian government website, saying only 190 injured were still hospitalized on Sunday. The governor announced his mourning for three days.
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Private security company Ambrey said the port received missile fuel chemistry in March. This is the first time the Financial Times reported in January that it was part of ammonium perchlorate transported from China to China. Chemicals used to make rocket solid propellants will be used to supplement Iran's missile stockpile due to its direct attack on Israel during the Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
As Ambrey said, the Associated Press analyzed ship tracking data will be a ship believed to be carrying a nearby ship in March.
“The fire was reportedly due to the result of improper handling of solid fuels designed to be used for Iranian ballistic missiles.”
In its first reaction on Sunday, General Reza Talaeinik, spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Defense, denied importing missile fuel through ports.
“There is no (OR) at the port site, no imported and imported or exported fuel or military cargo,” he told state television via phone. He called for unfounded foreign reports about missile fuel, but did not provide any explanation for detonation of materials detonated with such incredible power at the site. Talaeinik promised authorities will provide more information in the future.
It is unclear why Iran will not move chemicals from ports, especially after the 2020 Beirut port explosion. The explosion was caused by hundreds of tons of highly explosive nitrate ignition, killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 6,000 people. However, Israel did target Tehran using industrial mixers to create solid fuel Iranian missile sites, meaning it may not have a place to deal with the chemical.
Red smoke rose from the fire before the explosion Saturday in social media footage of Shahid Rajaei's explosion. This suggests that compounds were involved in the explosion, just like in the Beirut explosion.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin deployed several emergency aircraft to Bandar Abbas to provide assistance.
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