The Apr 26 blast at a dock within the southern port of Shahid Rajaee killed at the least 57 individuals and injured greater than 1,000, officers mentioned, revising down an earlier demise toll.
The judiciary on Sunday mentioned the toll had been revised as a result of “it was decided that a number of the our bodies thought of separate had been in reality one physique”, including that it might nonetheless change.
On the time of the blast, Inside Minister Eskandar Momeni blamed “shortcomings, together with noncompliance with security precautions and negligence”.
Shahid Rajaee is close to Iran’s coastal metropolis of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway by way of which one-fifth of world oil output passes.
“A authorities supervisor and one other from the personal sector have been arrested,” state tv mentioned on Sunday, citing a report from the investigating committee.
The committee introduced on Monday that “false declarations (of products) had been made in some instances”.
It mentioned on Sunday that “suspects have been recognized and the summoning course of is underway”, with out elaborating.
