The Iranian port’s huge explosion is killed and hundreds of hundreds

A huge explosion was killed in a port in southern Iran on Saturday, at least eight people and wounded More than 700According to the government media.

The exact reason for the explosion was not in the port of Rajai in the city of Bandar Abbas immediately, but the Iranian authorities have not suggested that it was a sabotage or deliberate attack.

The state -run Islamic news agency quoted an official as saying that the explosion is likely to explode through containers of chemicals in which the fire caught fire. She sent a huge clouds of black smoke, according to footage of the scene distributed by an Iranian broadcaster and a video of social media verified by the New York Times.

Videos showed that the fire is still spreading in the sprawling port complex after several hours, after darkness. The Iranian Ministry of Heath, cited by air -toxic pollutants, has announced the state of emergency in the province of Hormuzjan, asking people to stay at home, keep the windows closed and wear masks.

Masoud Bezishian, the Iranian president, said that the country’s interior minister was heading to the area to oversee the investigation of the explosion. He expressed “deep sadness and sympathy” in favor of the bombing of the killer.

Bandar Abbas is strategically located along the Hormuz Strait, where the Persian Gulf meets with the Gulf of Oman – a crowded shipping lane for the benefit of oil and natural gas in the world.

In 2020, Israel launched Electronic attack Which hindered the operations in the port of Shahid Rajai as part of A long -term shadow war with Iran. Israeli officials did not immediately respond to a request to comment on an explosion on Saturday.

But in a clear attempt to reject rumors about the involvement of the Israeli, the Iranian Prosecutor’s Office issued a statement The condemnation of “online activists” who have spread rumors that undermine “the psychological security of society”.

The explosion came at a time when American and Iranian officials began at the Amman meeting on Saturday in a third round of talks on the Iranian nuclear program.

Last week, New York Times I mentioned Israel planned to attack Iranian nuclear sites as soon as possible, but it was Wave By Mr. Trump, who wanted to negotiate an agreement with Tehran instead. But Mr. Trump also pledged to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, including military action if necessary.

FARNAZ FASSIHI The reports contributed.