The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran's biggest port has risen to at least 40, with more than 1,200 people injured, state media reported on Sunday.

The death toll from a major explosion in Iran's most important container port of Bandar Abbas has risen to at least 65, the Iranian state media reported on Monday. Saturday's blast took place in the Shahid Rajaee section of the port,

A massive explosion at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee Port, reportedly linked to a shipment of missile fuel chemicals, has killed at least 25 people and injured around 750.