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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed deep regret over the Bandar Abbas port explosion and ordered a full investigation into the cause of the incident, he said in a post on social media on Saturday.
"While expressing deep sorrow and sympathy with the victims in Hormozgan province, I have ordered an investigation into the situation and the causes of the incident," Pezeshkian wrote on X.
He added that Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni had been dispatched as his special representative to "conduct a thorough review of the accident, coordinate relief efforts, and address the needs of the injured."
Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni headed to Bandar Abbas on Saturday to oversee the response to the explosion at Shahid Rajaei port, local media reported.
Momeni had earlier spoken by phone with Hormozgan Governor Mohammad Ashouri and ordered a special investigation into the cause of the blast.
Iran warned against spreading speculation and false information about the explosion at Rajaei Port, saying it could disrupt rescue operations and cause public anxiety.
"The spread of false news and incorrect speculation, which disrupts rescue operations and causes public concern, must be avoided," said the government’s Information Council in a statement on Saturday.
The explosion that rocked Shahid Rajaei port in southern Iran on Saturday has killed four people so far, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB announced citing the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s relief and rescue organization.
Iran’s foreign ministry on Saturday denied that its defense or missile capabilities have been discussed in indirect negotiations with the United States.
"The issue of Iran’s defensive and missile capabilities has not been and is not a topic of discussion in the talks," foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei was quoted as saying by state media.
Baghaei rejected reports by "some Western media," including one by Reuters that quoted an Iranian official as saying Iran’s missile program remained a major obstacle to reaching an agreement with Washington.
