Death toll from Iran’s Shahid Rajaee port explosion rises to 40
The tragic explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, has claimed the lives of at least 40 people so far, according to the Governor of Hormozgan Province.
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Severe thunderstorm hits Tehran, 6 injured
A powerful thunderstorm swept across Tehran Province on Sunday, injuring at least six people, according to the spokesperson for the Tehran Emergency Medical Services.
Iranian canoeing champion dies in tragic port explosion
Arman Nozarzadeh, a prominent champion in Iran’s sprint canoeing team from Hormozgan province, tragically passed away following a devastating explosion at the Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas.
Death toll in Iran port explosion rises to 25
The death toll from Saturday’s explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran has reached 25, with 10 victims identified so far, according to Hormozgan Province’s chief justice.
UN expresses condolences over deadly port explosion in Iran
The United Nations has extended its condolences to the people and government of Iran following a massive explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.
Number of fatalities, injuries rise in Iran’s Shahid Rajaee Port explosions, fires
Iran’s interior minister says the number of fatalities from Saturday’s explosions in the southern port of Shahid Rajaee has reached 8.
5 killed, hundreds injured in blasts at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran
A series of explosions at depots of Shahid rajee Port in southern Iran have killed at least five people, injuring hundreds more.
Massive explosion rocks port in southern Iran, leaves casualties
A powerful explosion occurred on Saturday morning at Shahid Rajaei Port in southern Iran, with the blast reportedly heard across neighboring provinces.
Official: 30 Iranian provinces face land subsidence crisis as wetlands disappear
Iran’s environmental protection chief has issued a stark warning that land subsidence now affects 30 provinces, while 66% of the country’s wetlands have become dust storm hotspots, creating a “nationwide environmental threat.”
Iran’s interior ministry confirms 7 miners killed in mine accident in Damghan
Iran’s Interior Ministry has announced that seven miners were killed in a gas leak incident at a coal mine in Damghan, located in Semnan province, in Northeastern Iran.