The death number of the port of Iran is increasing

The number of deaths from a A massive explosion In an Iranian port, it rose to 25 on Sunday with more than 1,100 people who were injured, according to government media.

The evening explosion on Saturday in the largest shipping port in Iran, the most important of which was a large fire, which spread and caused the destruction of the surrounding areas. The Iranian Ministry of Heath, cited by air, has announced the state of air, the state of emergency in the province and issued instructions to stay at home.

The port, the martyr of Rajai, is located in a strategic location in Bandar Abbas, in southern Iran, along the Strait of Hormuz.

By Sunday morning, most of the fire was contained and firefighters were fighting to put out the remaining 20 percent, according to the state -run Islamic news agency.

Last year, the Rajai martyr port dealt with 85 percent of the Iranian shipping container movement, as well as a large part of the oil, according to the port and the Navy.

An Iranian government official told the government on Saturday that the explosion had been launched by containers of chemicals and that the authorities did not suggest that the explosion was caused by sabotage or deliberate attack.

Five years ago, 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 respond to a request to comment on an explosion on Saturday.

Masoud Bezishian, the Iranian president, said that the country’s interior minister was heading to the area to supervise the investigation of the explosion case.

Mr. Pezeshkian also issued the Minister’s instructions to accelerate the rebuilding and reopening of the port.

Government media reported that the first vice president in the country, Mohamed Reda AREF, stressed the need to enhance safety protocols in all industrial ports and facilities in the region to prevent similar incidents in the future.