The death toll from the explosion at Shahid Rajai Port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, has risen to 40, Hormozgan Governor Mohammad Ashuri confirmed. Over 1,000 people were injured, with 194 still hospitalized. Authorities reported that the fire triggered by the explosion remains partially uncontrolled but is expected to be extinguished by tonight. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited the site and met with victims’ families. Educational and public activities in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm were suspended due to heavy air pollution. A national day of mourning will be observed tomorrow.
Russia has handed over the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers in exchange for 19 Russian soldiers as part of an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul.
Russian Vice President Vladimir Medinsky stated, “As a continuation of the Istanbul agreements, we returned 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers today and received the bodies of 19 of our own. May they all rest in peace in their homeland.”
The Kremlin confirmed that the exchange follows the second round of peace talks held in June in Istanbul. According to Russian state agency TASS, the transfer marks the beginning of a broader process to return 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies.
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