At least 18 people killed, 750 injured in Iran port explosion

The blast was reportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant

Black smoke rises in the sky after a massive explosion rocked a port near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas (Razieh Pudat/ISNA via AP)

At least 18 people have died and 750 others were injured after a massive explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran.

Saturday’s blast was reportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant.