Iranian officials are investigating a massive explosion at Shahid Rajaee port that has killed 70 people. Evidence suggests that the shipment involved was misclassified, failing to identify dangerous substances properly. The government committee pointed to a lack of adherence to safety principles. While details about the shipment remain scarce, an insider revealed that sodium perchlorate, a key missile fuel component, was involved. The powerful blast injured nearly 1,200 people, with ongoing forensic efforts to identify the victims amidst concern for the port's pivotal role in Iran's economy.
The Iranian authorities have so far released little information as to where and when the shipment arrived, what substances were in the cargo, and which ship carried the goods into the port.
Investigators were seeking to identify those behind what it described as false statements in the documentation of the cargo, which had been misclassified as ordinary goods.
The explosion on Saturday at the Shahid Rajaee port, Iran's largest, triggered a fire that lasted for hours and emitted towering columns of black smoke.
A person with ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that the chemical set ablaze was sodium perchlorate, a major ingredient in solid fuel for missiles.
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