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A massive explosion followed by a fierce fire shook the Shahid Rajaee port near Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on Saturday, leaving at least 500 people injured, according to local authorities. The blast sent shockwaves across the key strategic port city, with plumes of thick black smoke seen rising from the site.
The explosion occurred at Shahid Rajaee port, the most advanced container terminal in Iran, located roughly 1,000 kilometers south of the capital Tehran and about 23 kilometers west of Bandar Abbas, the provincial capital of Hormozgan. The port lies near the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway through which nearly 20%...