Iran’s President Pezeshkian visits injured, site of deadly port explosion

The fiery blast at the Shahid Rajaee port in southern Iran has killed at least 40 people and wounded some 1,000 others.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has visited hospitalized survivors of a huge explosion that rocked one of the country’s main ports, killing at least 40 people and injuring about 1,000 others.

The visit on Sunday followed a massive blast the day before at the Shahid Rajaee port outside of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province.

Arriving at the site, Pezeshkian thanked first responders, announcing, “We have come to see first hand if there is anything or any issue that the government can follow up on.”

“We will try to take care of the families who lost their loved ones, and we will definitely take care of the dear people who got injured,” he said.

Pezeshkian had previously ordered an investigation into the cause of the blast.