Iranian Port Explosion Kills 5, Injures More Than 700

Chinese chemicals intended to provide fuel for Iran’s ballistic missile program are suspected to be the cause of the explosion at the Shahid Rajaei port.

Firefighters work as black smoke rises in the sky after a massive explosion rocked a port near the southern city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on April 26, 2025. Mohammad Rasoul Moradi/IRNA via AP

A massive explosion at a port in Iran has killed at least five people and injured more than 700 others.

The explosion at the Shahid Rajaei port on the Strait of Hormuz rocked the industrial area surrounding the facility on April 26 and sent large plumes of reddish-black smoke billowing into the sky.