Rescuers arrive near the source of an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock southwest of Bandar Abbas in the Iranian province of Hormozgan on April 26, 2025.© IRNA/AFP via Getty Images ...

A fuel tank exploded at the Shahid Rajaee port in Iran, according to media reports. Preliminary information indicates that the epicenter of the explosion was an administrative building near the pier.

The spokesperson of the Iranian government, Fatemeh Mohajerani, confirmed that 57 people were killed and 1581 others were injured following the strong explosion that occurred in Shahid Rajaee port ...

"The cause of the explosion was the chemicals inside the containers," he told Iran's ILNA news agency. Smoke from the explosion is seen at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 26, 2025.

Iran's First Vice President arrived in Bandar Abbas on Tuesday and visited the home of one of the injured and the family of two of the victims of the Shahid Rajaee Port explosion and fire, where he ...

TEHRAN – Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, has announced readiness to provide relief services to those injured during the massive ...

The Hormozgan Red Crescent Society announced on Sunday that the search and rescue operation following the Shahid Rajaee Port explosion ended on Saturday evening May 3, 2025 after several days of ...

The federal government on Sunday expressed its condolences to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran following the devastating explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran ...

On Saturday, April 26, a powerful explosion occurred in the port of Shahid Rajaee, located in the city of Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf. According to the latest data, 25 people were killed and ...

Located near the strategic Strait of Hormoz, Shahid Rajaee port is Iran’s biggest container hub, handling a majority of the country’s container goods, according to state media.

DUBAI, April 27. /TASS/. The number of people injured in the explosion at the Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee has reached 1,139, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said.

Shahid Rajaee is Iran’s largest container hub. The port reportedly handles 80 million tons of cargo every year, including oil and general shipping, according to The Guardian.