A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 5, injures over 700

Eight people were killed and 750 others were injured after an explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran; helicopters dumped water on the fire hours after the initial explosion.

No one in Iran outright suggested that the explosion came from an attack. However, even Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who led the talks, on Wednesday acknowledged that "our security services are on high alert given past instances of attempted sabotage and assassination operations designed to provoke a legitimate response."

Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni gave the casualty figure in an interview on state television. But there were few details on what sparked the blaze just outside of Bandar Abbas, which burned into Saturday night, causing other containers to reportedly explode.