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Iran Port Explosion Claims 28 Lives, Injures Over 1,000

  • A massive explosion occurred at Shahid Rajaei port in Iran, killing at least eight people and injuring around 750 others, according to Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni.
  • Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the blast, which they attributed to mishandling of a hazardous shipment and a stockpile of chemical materials stored in the port area.
  • The explosion was linked to a shipment of sodium perchlorate rocket fuel intended for Iran's missile stocks, although the Iranian government has not acknowledged this.
  • Schools in Bandar Abbas will be closed following the explosion as a precautionary measure.
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Iran's Khamenei orders probe into port blast that killed 40

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered a thorough investigation Sunday into the causes of a major blast at a key southern port that killed at least 40 people and injured more than 1,000.

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