With choking smoke and air pollution spreading throughout the area, all schools and offices in Bandar Abbas, the capital of Hormozgan province around 23 kilometres (14 miles) east, were ordered closed on Sunday to allow authorities to focus on the emergency effort, state TV said. The authorities have closed off the roads leading to the site of the explosion, and footage from the area has been limited to Iranian media outlets. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who on Sunday was heading to the port blast area according to state TV, earlier said he had "issued an order to investigate the situation and the causes".
Published at: 2025-04-27 21:18:26
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