The explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port on Saturday killed 25 people, injured around 800, and left several missing.

Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of condolences to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, following the tragic explosion at the port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.

Sheikh Tamim also wished a speedy recovery for the injured.

“The massive explosion that occurred on Saturday at Shahid Rajaee Port has so far claimed 25 lives, injured around 800 people, and left 6 others missing,” IRNA, the state news agency, reported.

The blast, reportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, sparked a massive fire that helicopters and aircraft battled to extinguish throughout the night and into Sunday morning.

State media reported that activities at the port have now resumed, with images showing the unloading of containers from a commercial ship.

However, authorities have warned of ongoing air pollution from chemicals such as ammonia, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. Schools and offices in Bandar Abbas were closed on Sunday as a precaution.

While no official cause of the explosion has been confirmed, early reports indicated that the fire began in a stockpile of hazardous goods and chemical materials.

Fatemeh Mohajerani, a government spokeswoman, stated that “the explosion at Rajaei Port is the result of containers that potentially contained chemical materials, and investigations are still ongoing to determine the exact cause.”

The Iranian Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into the cause of the blast.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.

“Our nation mourns the loss of our beloved citizens in the tragic blast at Shahid Rajaee Port,” Baqaei wrote on his X account on Saturday.