On Saturday, April 26, around 12:30 PM local time, a massive explosion rocked Rajaei Port, southern Iran.
Pirhossein Kolivand, head of the Iranian regime’s Red Crescent Society, announced that the death toll from the Rajaei Port explosion had risen to twenty-eight.
He said that twenty people are currently hospitalized in intensive care units. Kolivand estimated the number of injured to be one thousand.
Explosion at Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas Leaves Over 700 Injured and 5 Death
Mohammadreza Rezaei Kochi, head of the Civil Commission of Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), told state-run ILNA news agency: “Accurate investigations have not been completed yet, but it is estimated that more than ten thousand containers have been destroyed.”
He pointed out the lack of warehouse standards at Rajaei Port, stating that regulations regarding the placement of containers had not been observed, the spacing between them did not meet standards, and proper separation based on cargo type had not been implemented.
Rezaei Kochi added: “We had anticipated that firefighting operations would conclude in about two more hours (around 3 PM) on Sunday, but several containers caught fire due to high heat, which spread the blaze to other containers.” According to him, a new part of the port is now engulfed in flames.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), expressed her condolences to the families of the victims of this incident and held the Iranian regime fully responsible for this human tragedy.
My heartfelt condolences and sympathy go out to the grieving people of Bandar Abbas following today’s devastating explosion.
There is no doubt that the clerical regime bears full responsibility for this tragedy. Their reckless stockpiling of chemical materials, weapons, and…— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) April 26, 2025
With this explosion and the subsequent halt of port operations, fifty-seven percent of the country’s nominal unloading and loading capacity has effectively become unavailable.
This port does not play a significant role in the trade of essential goods, but it holds a special position in the handling of petroleum products.
The Associated Press, quoting the maritime security company Ambrey, reported that the explosions at Rajaei Port in Bandar Abbas were caused by the mishandling of a shipment of solid fuel used in ballistic missiles.
According to Ambrey, the port had received a shipment of missile fuel, specifically sodium perchlorate, in March. This fuel was part of a cargo that, according to a Financial Times report in January, had been sent from China to Iran by two ships.
According to the report, the mentioned fuel was intended for the replenishment of the Iranian regime’s missile stockpiles.
Ambrey, citing its sources, stated that the fire broke out following the improper handling of this solid fuel shipment. Ship tracking data analyzed by the Associated Press indicated that one of the vessels suspected of carrying these chemicals was present near the mentioned port in March.
