Thick, black smoke rises following an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock southwest of Bandar Abbas in the Iranian province of Hormozgan on April 26, 2025. Several containers exploded on April 26 at Iran's largest commercial port, authorities said, causing a major blast and fire, and leaving hundreds injured. Shahid Rajaee, more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) south of the capital, is the most advanced container port in Iran, according to the official IRNA news agency.,Image: 992471436, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: MOHAMMAD RASOLE MORADI / AFP / Profimedia

This image grab taken from footage released by the state television Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting News (IRIBNEWS) on April 26, 2025 shows thick black smoke billowing following an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock southwest of Bandar Abbas in the Iranian province of Hormozgan. Several containers exploded on April 26 at Iran's largest commercial port, authorities said, causing a major blast and fire, and leaving hundreds injured. Shahid Rajaee, more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) south of the capital, is the most advanced container port in Iran, according to the official IRNA news agency.,Image: 992456122, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / IRIBNEWS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /NO RESALE/ NO ACCESS ISRAEL MEDIA/PERSIAN LANGUAGE TV STATIONS/ OUTSIDE IRAN/ STRICTLY NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN/ VOA PERSIAN/ MANOTO-1 TV/ IRAN INTERNATIONAL/RADIO FARDA BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE, *** HANDOUT image or SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE or FILMSTILL for EDITORIAL USE ONLY! * Please note: Fees charged by Profimedia are for the Profimedia's services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. Profimedia does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you (the user) expressly agree to indemnify and to hold Profimedia and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against Profimedia arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material. Profimedia does not claim any copyright or license in the attached materials. Any downloading fees charged by Profimedia are for Profimedia's services only. * Handling Fee Only ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: AFP / AFP / Profimedia

A thick plume of smoke billows as motorists drive their vehicles along a highway near the source of an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock southwest of Bandar Abbas in the Iranian province of Hormozgan on April 26, 2025. Several containers exploded on April 26 at Iran's largest commercial port, authorities said, causing a major blast and fire, and leaving hundreds injured. Shahid Rajaee, more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) south of the capital, is the most advanced container port in Iran, according to the official IRNA news agency.,Image: 992463883, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Mohammad Rasole MORADI / AFP / Profimedia