A large blast shook the Shahid Rajaee port near Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, causing extensive material damage and injuring roughly 1,000 people. The cause of the explosion is currently unknown. Vie

One maritime risk firm says it believes the affected containers held solid fuel for use in ballistic missiles.

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing five people and injuring more than 700 others.