00:00At least 25 people were killed and 800 others injured after a large explosion rocked an
00:08Iranian port near the city of Bandar Abbas. Social media footage showed reddish-hued smoke
00:14rise from the fire before the detonation. This suggests a chemical compound may have
00:19been involved in the blast, like in the explosion in Beirut in 2020. Authorities have offered no
00:26cause for the explosion yet and the Interior Ministry said it had launched an investigation
00:30into the blast. However, private security firm AMBRI linked the explosion to a recent shipment
00:36the port received. They say that in March the port took a shipment of solid fuel intended for
00:42the use in Iranian ballistic missiles. The firm claims the fire may have started as a result of
00:48improper handling of this shipment. The explosion at the port caused tremors that were felt in nearby
00:54cities. State television also reported that a building had collapsed as a result of the bang,
01:00although no further details were offered.
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