Iranian officials deny that the explosion in the port is related to military equipment. Vladimir Putin extends a hand of the help of Tehran
The explosion in the largest commercial port in Iran, which took place on Saturday, caused at least 28 dead and over a thousand injured, according to a new balance broadcast by the Iranian Red Cross, while the flames have not yet been extinguished, according to France Presse.
“Unfortunately, 28 people died,” said in a video published on the website of the Iranian Red Cross, Pirhossein Koulivand, adding that “20 people are in critical condition.”
No military material was present in the port explosion in the southern Iran, a spokesman of the Ministry of Defense on State Television said on Sunday, denying the press information according to which the Saturday explosion in the port Shahid Rajaee could be related to the improper handling of the solid fuel used.
According to a source related to the guards of the Revolution, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic, quoted by the New York Times and who wanted to remain anonymous for security reasons, the explosion was caused by sodium perchlorate, a substance used in the composition of lolid fuels for missiles.
President Vladimir Putin offered Iran the help of Russia to cope with the consequences of the explosion that shook the Iranian port Bandar Abbas and expressed its condolences on losses of human life, Kremlin announced on Sunday, Reuters reported.
Putin transmitted “his words of sincere compassion and support to the families of the victims, as well as his healing wishes,”, a copy of his message published on the Kremlin website shows.
