iranintl – Iran said it foiled a major cyber attack targeting its infrastructure on Sunday in the midst of blazing fires following the explosion which rocked its key container port in Bandar Abbas. “One of the most widespread and complex cyber attacks against the country’s infrastructure was identified and preventive measures were taken,” IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News quoted Behzad Akbari, CEO …

Iranwire – On Saturday afternoon, the sky over Bandar Abbas turned dark and apocalyptic. Mohsen, a taxi driver who had witnessed the city change over the years, looked up through his windshield as thick black smoke swallowed the sky. The air, usually heavy with salt and humidity, now carried something far more sinister. “The air is so polluted, and breathing …

Iranwire – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has ordered a thorough investigation into the massive explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port that killed at least 46 people and injured more than 1,000. “Security and judicial officials are obliged to thoroughly investigate, uncover any negligence or intent, and follow up in accordance with regulations,” Khamenei said. The explosion occurred at Bandar Abbas’s key southern …

Iranwire – Tehran’s Prosecutor’s Office has filed criminal charges against several media outlets and social media activists over their coverage of the Shahid Rajaee Port explosion in Bandar Abbas. Judicial cases have been opened following what authorities described as “several accounts and narratives about the Shahid Rajaee Port incident.” Mizan News Agency, the judiciary’s media outlet, reported that warnings were also issued to other …

Iranwire – Saturday’s explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas has halted 57 per cent of Iran’s nominal loading and unloading capacity. Although customs officials report some transit activities have resumed, full operations remain suspended until the fire is completely extinguished. Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said around 80 percent of firefighting operations had been completed by Sunday afternoon. At …

Iranwire – Iran faces daily economic losses of $25 million as Shahid Rajaee Port continues to burn. According to Sajjad Mohammadi, former Deputy for Engineering Affairs and Infrastructure Development of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization, the daily losses are mounting while the critical facility remains partially or fully inoperable. Despite official claims of resumed operations, the port has been ablaze …

RFL/RE – Iranian officials have raised the death toll to 46 in a massive explosion purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. Authorities have yet to offer a clear explanation for what caused the April 26 blast at the Shahid Rajaei port, although independent experts said …

Iran Human RIghts (IHRNGO) – Rostam Zeinoldini, a Baluch political prisoner  sentenced to death for his alleged ties to Jaish al-Adl, was executed in Zahedan Central Prison. Emphasising the lack of minimum fair trial standards in the Islamic Republic’s judiciary, Iran Human Rights calls on the international community and the people of Iran to react to the widespread executions in …

iranintl – More than half of Iran’s port activity remains offline following a major explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, according to Iranian port authority data. The explosion on Saturday which has devastated Rajaei Port, the country’s largest container port near Bandar Abbas, has halted 57% of the country’s nominal loading and unloading capacity. Although Iranian customs …

RFL/RE – A massive explosion purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 800 others in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. Authorities in Iran offered no clear explanation for what caused the April 26 blast at the Shahid Rajaei port, although …