China expresses condolences after explosion in Iranian port

Beijing, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Foreign Ministry today expressed its condolences to the Iranian government and people for the victims after the explosion in the port terminal of Shahid Rayaei, in the south of the country.

April 28, 2025
09:22

According to Iranian official sources, at least 40 people were killed and more than a thousand injured in the explosion last Saturday in that area near the city of Bandar Abbas.

The Shahid Rayaei terminal, on the coast of the Strait of Hormuz, is Iran’s largest and most modern port and a key point for maritime trade, accounting for about 85 percent of the country’s container traffic.

Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said that the explosion occurred in a chemical warehouse, but that it was difficult to establish the exact causes at the moment.

According to local media, the detonation occurred on a pier after a fuel tank caught fire.

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