Iran president Masoud Pezeshkian expresses sympathy for victims of deadly blast

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday expressed sympathy for the victims of a port blast that killed four people and injured hundreds, dispatching the interior minister to supervise an investigation.

"While expressing deep regret and sympathy for the victims of the incident in Hormozgan Province, I issued an order to investigate the situation and the causes of the incident," Pezeshkian said on X, adding that Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni will go the area for the probe.