Update – 40 KILLED, some 700 injured after BIG EXPLOSION in IRANIAN PORT (2 video). Analogies with Beirut Israeli alleged Attack on 2020
Death toll from explosion at Iranian port up to 40
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio
The death toll from the explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port in southern Iran has climbed to 40, governor of Iran’s Hormozgan province Mohamed Ashuri Taziani said.
“At the moment, forty people have died of injuries received from the explosion,” the Mehr agency quoted him as saying.
UN offers condolences over deadly explosion at southern Iranian port
The spokesperson for the United Nations secretary general has expressed sorrow over the casualties caused by the Saturday explosion at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran.
“We were saddened to learn about the large number of casualties caused by the explosion on 26 April at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Stéphane Dujarric said in a message exclusively shared with IRNA.
“We express our condolences to the families of the victims and to the people and government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. We wish the injured a swift recovery.”
«A powerful explosion at Shahid Rajaee port in southern Iran has caused widespread damage and casualties, with emergency teams rushing to the scene to bring the situation under control» Iranian Press TV has reported.
Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said that the death toll from the explosion had risen to 14. “Unfortunately, between 700 and 750 people have been injured so far,” he added, noting that 212 of the injured had received outpatient treatment.
The blast occurred after a fuel tanker exploded for unknown reasons at Shahid Rajaee port in Hormozgan Province on Saturday. The wounded were transferred to Hormozgan hospitals.
Times of Israel: “Iran claims blast linked to chemicals used to make fuel for ballistic missiles”
«Iran claims blast linked to shipment of chemicals used to make fuel for ballistic missiles; coincides with US-Iran nuclear talks; same port hit by suspected Israeli cyber attack in 2020» The Times of Israel pointed out (link in the sources below).
«It is unclear why Iran would not have moved the chemicals from the port, particularly after the Beirut port blast in 2020, in which more than 200 people were killed in a chemical explosion. However, Israel has targeted Iranian missile sites where Tehran uses industrial mixers to create solid fuel, including during its response to a massive Iranian missile barrage launched at Israel last October. There were no immediate allegations of blame issued by Iran against external actors.» the same journal added publishing a video of blast.
The director general of Hormozgan’s crisis management department said the explosion was extremely strong, but the cause has not yet been determined.
Initial reports indicate that the blast originated in an administrative building within the port complex. The blast was so intense that it completely destroyed the administrative building and severely damaged many vehicles.
After burning for around 10 hours, state media reported that the fire intensified and could spread to further areas.
Babak Mahmoudi, head of Iran’s Relief and Rescue Organization, had earlier confirmed to Press TV the massive explosion at Shahid Rajaee.
“So far, 516 people have been injured, and they have been evacuated from the site. Some of them have been injured by broken glass and most of them were superficial wounds and they have been released and four people have so far been confirmed dead at the site because at this site there were chemical storage facilities,” Mahmoudi said in an interview with Press TV as he provided details of the blast.
He said that the fire is still ongoing and the firefighters are trying to put it out, expressing hope that they could bring the situation under control in the next few hours.
Parliament sets up special committee
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf announced the formation of a special committee comprising members from four specialized parliamentary commissions of Civil Affairs, National Security, Internal Affairs, and Health.
The committee has been tasked with conducting an on-site investigation to assess the situation and evaluate the response efforts, he said.
Their mission includes providing a detailed and transparent report on the handling of the incident and the performance of relevant authorities to the Parliament.
Administration spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said that the exact cause of the blast would not be known until the fire was fully extinguished.
However, she said that containers containing chemical materials stored at the port were the probable source of the explosion.
The third round of talks between Tehran and Washington on Nuclear
The blast happened meanwhile the third round of talks between Tehran and Washington on settling the crisis around Iran’s nuclear program, held in Oman on political and expert levels, has concluded, the Iranian state TV and radio broadcasting company said.
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According to it, the delegations of experts from the two countries managed to single out certain details with regard to expectations and demands of the parties to the future agreement. It is noted that the current stage of dialogue has concluded because both teams have to return home to receive further instructions from their governments.
A Mysterious Explosion like one in the Beirut Port on August, 2020
The explosion bears some similarities to the one that occurred in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on August 4, 2020, killing 218 people,
including Nizar Najarian, Secretary General of the Lebanese Party Christian Kataeb, and injuring over 7,000.
On the Beirut disaster, Lebanese President Michel Aoun supports this possibility even with all the cautions that diplomacy requires. As reported by the Lebanese broadcaster MTV, the Lebanese head of state said that «the cause of the explosions has not yet been determined since there is a possibility that external interference has been produced through a missile, a bomb, or any other action».
But in that case the giant mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke suggested the use of a tactical nuclear weapon.
«After that kind of mushroom-shaped cloud that is very reminiscent of nuclear explosions, the so-called “thermal rings” are visible in the videos in the following moments, which develop into an explosion only when it is caused from top to bottom and not when it is a simple blast from the ground. This makes it very probable that the explosion in the port of Beirut was caused by a bomb or a missile».
This is said by a retired Carabinieri officer who for obvious reasons wants to remain anonymous. But he is an expert in explosives, has the NBCR (Nuclear Bacteriological Chemical Radiological) emergency patent and above all he has worked for a long time in missions in the Middle East.
Former Israeli parliamentarian Moshe Feiglin posted on Facebook that he thanked God that the deadly blast took place in Beirut, and claimed it was just in time for Tu B’Av, which is a festival of love, and in modern times has become a romantic Jewish holiday for dancing, handing out flowers and singing. The media MEMO (Middle East Monitor) reported.
«Today is Tu B’Av, a day of joy, and a true and huge thank you to G-d and all the geniuses and heroes really (!) who organized for us this wonderful celebration in honor of the day of love» wrote Feiglin, leader of the libertarian Zionist party Zehut, and former member of Likud, the party of Benjamin Netanyahu,
The Geopolitical Vision by Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake
«A new hybrid war in the Indian Ocean and South Asia is ramping up with the explosion in Iran’s Banda Abas port. Meanwhile, India and land-locked Dehlit has been distracted Again with the staged violence in Kashmir tagettting its tourist economy and claiming that its “India’s War on Terror” now between India and Pakistan, just like the ‘US war on terror’ after the world trade Center (WTC) attacks were staged. Same language and imagey»
Commented the Gospa News author, dr. Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, a Social and Medical Anthropologist, based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and expert of Asian issues.
«Also, three are credible reports the US is back at the Bangram air base in Afghanistan in consultation with its former proxy Taliban. The Taliban belw up the ancient, giant 6th century Buddha on the Silk Route in Afghanistan to WEAPONIZE RELIGIONS and stage a ‘Clash of civilizations” at the time of the WTC attacks, this time between Buddhists and Muslims to destroy the Rise of Asia and the Asian 21st Century. South Asia and Indian Ocean is the US War Machines new theater of operation» Rajasingham-Senanayake added.
«On the Iranian Port explosions, Hybrid war in the Indian Ocean like The Express Pearl Sinking and Easter bombing targetting Chinese research veseels and the hotels overlooking Colombo Port. The timing at Easter of these operation is also reminiscent of the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka that targeted a Chinese research vessel and luxury hotels overlooking South Asia’s Busiest Port, the Colombo Port, located at the center of the Indian Ocean/Later there was the Express Pearl Ship Sinking and shipping and environmental disaster also targeting the Colombo Port in a hybrid operation.».
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