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iranian president Masud Pichkian on
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Sunday visited victims of the Shahed Ali
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Raji port in the Iranian city of Bandar
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Abbis over the killing of 40 persons and
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the injuring of 1,200 others following
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multiple explosions that started on
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Saturday morning at the port with the
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Iranian president Masoud Pichkin
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refusing to make any accusation or give
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account of the possible cause of the
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fire explosions that have continued to
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rage unabated as at late hours on Sunday
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with Israeli government also keeping mum
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despite several unsubstantiated claims
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pointing accusing fingers to the state
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of Israel over the fire explosions
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believed to have been ignited due to the
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presence of chemical substance
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apparently used in making missile
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propellants eyewitness accounts and
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video indicate chemicals in an area of
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shipping containers caught fire setting
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off a much larger explosion the death
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toll has spiked to 40 with 1,200 others
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reported injured according to local
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media it was gathered that a secondary
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explosion occurred on Sunday at the
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Shahed Ali Raji port in Iran and fire
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broke out pictures made available by
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Iranian authorities the Iranian
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president Massud Pishkin could be seen
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on an aerial tour above the ground level
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seeing the aftermath of the explosion
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area in the port of Bandar Ahabis the
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president also visited the victims of
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the explosions at the hospital as he was
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seen in the video sympathizing with some
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of the victims on the hospital beds one
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of the Iranian members of parliament
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accused Israel of the explosion at
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Bandar Abbisport muhammad Siraj Iranian
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member of parliament reacting on the
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explosion at Bandar Abbisport stated
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that the explosion at Bandar Abbisport
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was not accidental there are clear signs
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of Israeli involvement the explosions
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occurred simultaneously in four
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different locations this indicates the
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placement of explosives inside the
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containers flammable chemicals usually
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ignite in a single spot and do not cause
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multiple simultaneous explosions in
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different places the containers were
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tampered with in the country of origin
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during transport or by local agents in
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Iran the explosions were likely
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triggered via satellite or timers and
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timed to occur when the containers
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arrived at the port to cause maximum
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damage as on Sunday Russia President
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Vladimir Putin had reportedly sent
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several firefighters emergency planes to
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Iran to help quench the raging fire
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helicopters and planes could be seen
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dumping water from the air on the raging
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fire which started at the Shahed Raja
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port just as Iran and the United States
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met Saturday in Oman for the third round
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of negotiations over Thran's rapidly
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advancing nuclear program the explosion
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originated in a container at the Shahed
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Rajiri port in Bandar Abbis according to
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the state media outlet Islamic Republic
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Broadcasting black smoke rises in the
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sky as vehicles drive on the road after
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the massive explosion rocked the port
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near the southern port city of Bandar
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Abbis and video posted on social media
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shows damaged buildings filled with
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smoke the cause of the explosion is
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under investigation said Medad Hassan
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Zad a crisis management official in the
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area according to Iran's semi-official
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news agency Tasnam the explosion was
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caused by a fuel tank detonating however
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Iran's state oil company denied that the
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explosion originated from its oil
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facilities stating that the oil plant
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storage tanks and pipelines in the
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vicinity were unaffected and operational
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as usual following the blast photos
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surfaced online showing windows
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shattered up to several kilometers away
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from the port with a mushroom cloud
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forming over the area the Shahed Rajiri
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port is Iran's primary container
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terminal handling approximately 80
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million tons of goods annually it also
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hosts oil tankers and chemical plants
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and its strategic location in the
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straight of Horus is critical as it
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accounts for about 20% of the world's
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crude oil shipments according to local
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media reuters also reported that cyber
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attacks on the port's computer systems
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led to widespread power outages with US
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media outlets speculating that Israel a
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longtime adversary of Iran may have been
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behind the cyber attack
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