The reports indicated that the explosion was probably caused by the explosion of chemical materials stored at the port. The BBC reported that witnesses saying that the explosion had occurred after a fire and spread to non -sealed containers storing flammable materials. The Associated Press referred to a chemical ingredient used to make a missile propeller.
“The source of this incident was the explosion of several containers stored in the Shahid Rajaee Port Wharf area,” said a regional crisis management manager, according to the BBC report.
The fire is the result of an “inappropriate handling of a solid fuel expedition intended for use in Iranian ballistic missiles”, according to Ambrey Intelligence, a global maritime risk company, quoted in the BBC report.
Although there is no evidence that the explosion was the result of an attack, the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Arabhchi on Wednesday had recognized that “our security services are on a high alert given the cases of the past cases of sabotage and assassination designed to provoke a legitimate response”, according to the AP report.
The Iranian national oil production company said the explosion had “no connection” with oil refineries, fuel and pipelines in the country, local media reported.
Late Saturday, the IRNA news agency managed by the State said that Iran’s customs administration blamed “storage of dangerous goods and chemical materials stored in the port area” for the explosion, without developing, the AP reported.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed “deeply regrets and sympathy” for the victims of the explosion and announced a government investigation, according to reports.
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