Blame game atop apocalyptic ruins: How Iran is reeling from its port inferno

A port in flames, a nation in mourning—and a ruling elite in denial. Behind Iran's recent port explosion lies a web of secrecy, military links, and a government increasingly estranged from its own people.

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Iran denies port blast link to missile program amid calls for transparency

Iran denied any links between its missile production industry and the deadly blast at its key trade hub, as critics expressed fury over government secrecy, while casualties continued to rise and the subsequent fires had yet to be extinguished.  

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Death toll from Iran blast climbs to 28

Rescue and recovery efforts are ongoing in Iran’s southwestern city of Bandar Abbas, where an explosion believed to have initiated in a storage depot containing a chemical used in missiles and subsequent fires have left over 800 people wounded.

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Large explosion in southwest Iran; almost 600 injured

A massive fuel tanker blast hit Shahid Rajaee port in the Iranian coastal city of Bandar Abbas, with at least 561 people reported injured in the explosion so far and authorities warning of large casualty toll given the size of the blast.

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15 killed in car bombing in Syria’s Manbij: Civil Defense

Of 15 people killed in Monday's car bombing in Manbji, 14 of them were women, and they were all farm workers

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Explosion in Baghdad kills 3 officers, injures 4; technical error blamed

An explosion in the Tarmiyah district north of Baghdad killed three officers and injured four others while security forces were handling an old ammunition cache, Iraqi officials said.

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Explosion at explosives factory kills 12 in northwest Turkey

At least 12 people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast

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Landmine explosion kills three members of joint Peshmerga-Iraqi army force in Salahaddin

The landmine set off near the village of Palkana, Tuz Khurmatu. The deceased were three Peshmerga soldiers and the wounded members of the Iraqi army, an official confirmed to The New Region

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Four wounded in Kirkuk bomb explosion

Security forces have launched an investigation into a bomb explosion near a currency exchange office in Kirkuk which injured at least four people. The circumstances surrounding the blast “imply” the incident could have been the result of a feud, the police said.

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