Shahid Rajaee Port Customs: Imported cargo exploded, not in customs custody

Shahid Rajaee Port Customs announced in a statement: "No report or declaration was provided to the customs for the imported cargo that exploded."

According to the customs law for the entry and exit of cargo into the country, every cargo that enters the port of Kamerag must first be given its cargo information to the said port, and then the owner of the goods declares the cargo information and its type to customs, so that by issuing an eight-digit code, customs procedures and cargo clearance can begin.

Shahid Rajaee Port Customs told ISNA News Agency: "The imported cargo that entered the port on Saturday and suffered a massive explosion and fire does not have any container number or declaration stating that it was declared to customs, and this ship and its cargo were not in the possession of customs."

There is no information available on where and when the cargo that entered Shahid Rajaee Port came from, what type of materials it contained, or which ship brought it. Morteza Mahmoudi, a member of the parliamentary delegation, also called the exploded cargo a "declarative lie."

He stated in this regard: "A false statement was made in the transfer of cargo and containers at Shahid Rajaee Port and their transfer to warehouses that were storing non-dangerous goods, and the matter is being followed up by security, law enforcement, and judicial agencies. Serious negligence and negligence are the main reasons for this explosion, and the possibility of intent and sabotage in this incident is very low."

Some of the cargo discovered after the fire was extinguished were small incendiary capsules that increased the intensity of the explosion. Speculation suggests that the cargo in question was "solid rocket fuel" that led to the explosion and fire due to improper handling.

A source close to the Revolutionary Guards stated: "The explosive substance was sodium perchlorate, which is one of the main ingredients in solid rocket fuel," but Reza Talaeinik, spokesman for the Islamic Republic's Ministry of Defense, has denied this claim.

Newly released reports indicate that three days after the explosion, not only has the root cause of the explosion not been determined, but the fire has not been fully contained, and trucks are exploding and burning one after another.

Some eyewitnesses have posted videos on social media showing many people at the scene of the explosions, including truck drivers and customs officials, being thrown into the sky and then falling with each explosion. Many of their bodies have not yet been found, and in some places, only their charred, unrecognizable skeletons remain.