New CCTV footage shows moment blast rocks Rajaei port

“We don’t know of any [Israeli] connection” to the deadly explosion in Rajaei port in southern Iran on Saturday, The Times of Israel reported citing an Israeli official.

Israel and the United States are in close, open contact over Tehran's disputed nuclear program, The Times of Israel reported on Monday citing an Israeli official.

“We have a dialogue with the Americans, the dialogue is not one-sided and we also express positions,” the official was quoted as saying.

“There is an ongoing dialogue on many levels. I would urge you to avoid premature conclusions. There is a good, intimate relationship between the governments.”

Many young women are missing following the deadly explosion at Rajaei port, said a labor official on Monday.
“Three female workers were confirmed dead and one remained missing, while numerous families have reported their daughters lost at the site,” Esmail Hajizadeh, executive secretary of the Hormozgan Workers' House, told ILNA news outlet.

He added that many truck drivers are also unaccounted for.
"Families are wandering the port, desperately searching for their children," Hajizadeh said.

90% of the fire at Rajaei port had been extinguished, with full containment expected after final cleanup operations, said the head of Bandar Abbas Fire Department on Monday.
“The blaze would be fully under control within hours,” said Mohammad Amin Liaghat. However, despite repeated official claims since the morning, images from the scene showed fires still burning.

Firefighters were awaiting permits to deploy additional vehicles and equipment to avoid further injuries among emergency crews, Bandar Abbas mayor Mehdi Nobani told Mehr News Agency.