Iranian MP accuses Israel of orchestrating the Bandar Abbas port blast that killed 40 and injured over 1,000, claims explosives were pre-planted.

A massive explosion and fire that rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran, purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, has killed at least 40 people and injured around 1,000 others, officials said.

The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran's biggest port has risen to at least 40, with more than 1,200 people injured, state media reported on Sunday.