A fuel tank exploded at the Shahid Rajaee port in Iran, according to media reports. Preliminary information indicates that the epicenter of the explosion was an administrative building near the pier.

Rescuers arrive near the source of an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock southwest of Bandar Abbas in the Iranian province of Hormozgan on April 26, 2025.© IRNA/AFP via Getty Images ...

"The cause of the explosion was the chemicals inside the containers," he told Iran's ILNA news agency. Smoke from the explosion is seen at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 26, 2025.

Shahid Rajaee is a large facility for container shipments, covering 2,400 hectares (around 5,900 acres). It handles 70 million tons of cargo annually, including oil and general shipping.

Iran's First Vice President arrived in Bandar Abbas on Tuesday and visited the home of one of the injured and the family of two of the victims of the Shahid Rajaee Port explosion and fire, where he ...

Shahid Rajaee, more than 1,000 kilometres south of Tehran, is Iran's most advanced container port, according to the official IRNA news agency.

On Saturday, April 26, a powerful explosion occurred in the port of Shahid Rajaee, located in the city of Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf. According to the latest data, 25 people were killed and ...

The federal government on Sunday expressed its condolences to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran following the devastating explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran ...

A clutch of vessels north of the major Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee might be easy to overlook until you notice two ...

Located near the strategic Strait of Hormoz, Shahid Rajaee port is Iran’s biggest container hub, handling a majority of the country’s container goods, according to state media.

DUBAI, April 27. /TASS/. The number of people injured in the explosion at the Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee has reached 1,139, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said.

Shahid Rajaee is Iran’s largest container hub. The port reportedly handles 80 million tons of cargo every year, including oil and general shipping, according to The Guardian.