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Death toll in suspected chemical blast at key Iran port rises to 25

In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) firefighters work as black smoke rises in the sky after a powerful explosion rocked a port near the southern city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Saturday, April 26, 2025 [Mohammad Rasoul Moradi/IRNA via AP Photo]

A huge blast probably caused by the explosion of chemical materials has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 750 others at Iran’s biggest port, Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media reports.

“The total number of people killed is at least 25,” Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, citing Hormozgan province’s head of the judiciary, Mojtaba Ghahremani.

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