Smoke rising behind damaged containers following an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock, south-west of Bandar Abbas. AFP

Smoke rising behind damaged containers following an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock, south-west of Bandar Abbas. AFP

Smoke rising behind damaged containers following an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock, south-west of Bandar Abbas. AFP

Shahid Rajaee port is on the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of all oil trade passes

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