At least 14 people were killed and over 700 injured after a strong explosion in the port in South Iran | International

At least 14 people were killed and more than 700 people were killed and injured in the Shahid Rajai Harbor, an important oil center in Iran, which was reported by the state television. The incident took place in the customs area in the afternoon afternoon due to unknown reasons.

“Early investigations shows that the cause of the explosion shows that chemicals are stored containers, which have been exploited and have caused these consequences,” the national crisis management company Hosin Jaffari spokesman said.

Jafari said the explosion was very powerful, which was heard in a 50 -kilometer radius and was vibrated in some areas nearby, but the widespread wave was damaged in the area.

Iran’s first vice president Mohamad Reza Aref, “ordered an instant and comprehensive investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident and the amount of damage.” As a result, Mohammed Ashuri, the Governor of the Hormajgan Province, said, “The source of the explosion is yet to be known.”

The local televisions have shown images of a huge black cloud in the port, as well as fears of panic in the area.

Port activities have been discontinued so that security and relief forces can quickly control the situation, the Tastnim Agency said.

In a statement, Iran’s National Refining and Petroleum Distribution Company was not affected by its company’s activities and was working in Bandar Abas, an important oil center in the country.

This incident takes place on the same day as an Iranian delegation He met in Oman with United States representatives to enter the nuclear deal. Tehran’s goal, as its foreign minister assured its foreign minister before the meeting, was to “end the unfair sanctions and confidence in the peaceful character of its nuclear program”. From Washington they suggest that the meeting lasted for four hours and that “positive and productive”, but they still agree that they have to do a lot.

The harbor was attacked by cyber attack, which frozen its operations in 2020 and accused Iran Israel. Shahid Rajai Horzgon Province’s capital Bandar Abas is the annual capacity of receiving more than 2,400 hectares and more than 88 million tonnes of commercial and industrial port, and in the industrial port.