Conversation with Keyhan Moayedi, former head of the Pars South Energy Economic Zone Fire Department, about the explosion in Bandar Rajaei/ Pedram Tahsini

Talking and writing about the tragedy of the explosion in Bandar Rajaei is difficult, and even more difficult to convince someone to have a conversation about it. It is a sensitive issue and many people are concerned about incorrect perceptions and misunderstandings that are usually created in Iran. In this conversation, the focus is on […]...

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Significant difference in mourning for the victims of the Rajai Port tragedy; conversation with Gholamreza Jamshidiha/ Ali Kalaei

A report, fifteen days after the tragedy, talks about the mourning ceremonies and the workers with and without identification who were killed in the explosion at the Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas. The workers who entered the port through the walls for a piece of bread, and the ports filled with laborers who had neither […]...

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The explosion in Bandar Rajaei and the unnamed victims; when death also needs an ID / Roozbeh Bolhari

Work-related accidents in countries around the world, especially in countries like Iran, constantly result in the death of workers and wage earners. One of the recent incidents related to work-related accidents is the explosion at the Rajai Port in Bandar Abbas, where dozens of workers and employees were killed and an unknown number of them […]...

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The Soul of the Port; A Psychological Analysis of the Collective Trauma Caused by the Explosion of Rajaee Port / Mehdi Anbari

The explosion incident in the port of Rajaei, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of people, is not just an industrial tragedy, but a traumatic event with widespread psychological and social dimensions for workers, families, and the entire Iranian society. This incident, along with a series of similar events such as the […]...

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Policy of Mourning: In search of solidarity amidst today’s crises / Mina Javani

Grief is not only a personal experience of loss, but also a social and political phenomenon that is closely linked to power structures, storytelling, and collective memory. In societies under the rule of authoritarian governments, mass deaths – particularly those caused by structural incapacity, widespread censorship, or management crises – take on a special political […]...

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A Look at the Causes of the Tragedy of Bandar Rajaei and Existing Theories / Sina Yousefi

The tragic incident of explosion in Bandar-e Rajaei, Bandar Abbas, which occurred on the 26th of April 2004, was recorded as one of the most bitter and far-reaching disasters in the recent years in the collective memory of the Iranian people. This terrible event claimed the lives of at least 70 people, injured over 1,240, […]...

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Explosion in Bandar Rajaei, safety absence in the heart of the incident/ Sara Ghanavati

In the past weeks, one of the main ports of the country suffered heavy consequences. On April 26, 2025, a terrible explosion occurred in the container area of Bandar-e-Jask port, which according to the latest reports, resulted in the death of over 50 people and injuries of more than 1000 people. The source of the […]...

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The security of work environments, under the shadow of the interests of those in power/ Mehdi Ruzbehani

The explosion in Bandar Abbas, like other industrial incidents that have occurred in Iran, has once again raised the question in the public mind of how much industrial workshops and work environments in Iran are approved in terms of HSE standards. Are the health and safety of workers and all those who enter these environments […]...

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Explosion in Bandar Abbas and the display of media censorship/ Navid Johari

In the explosion that shook the sky of Bandar Abbas, what fell beyond the smoke and fire in silence was “truth”. In closed systems, truth becomes a victim of security and propaganda mechanisms before it reaches the people. Media freedom is not only a fundamental right, but also the backbone of any healthy and accountable […]...

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A Review of Lost Trust in Official Media in the Narration of National Disasters / Nafiseh Sharafaldini

“Verification is the first unconscious reaction of an individual when faced with an event or news. Even a child, who lives solely based on instinct and unreliable bits of learning, turns to their parents for verification to determine the accuracy of a position. In the modern world, media has to a large extent replaced parents […]...

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A brief look at the safety issue in Rajaei Port/ Omid Aghdami

Fire in Bandar Abbas, a wound on Iran’s body. In any case, I am waiting. Generally, I am waiting for bad news. Waiting to see what decision Flanxk will make about Iran in the world. Are we getting closer to war or moving further away? Suddenly, news pages become smoky: “Explosion in Bandar Abbas.” The […]...

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Explosion of trust; when no one is “responsible”/ Fereshteh Goli

Today, what remains in our minds are the narratives that penetrate into the human soul. Narration is not storytelling, it is public diplomacy, media, cinema, and literature, they are fortresses for survival in the unarmed battle but influential in the 21st century. Now, in the recent explosion in the port of Rajai and in the […]...

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