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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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 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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The Role of Inappropriate Governance in the Inefficiency of Risk Management and Crisis Management / Ahmad Alavi

The tragedy of the explosion in the port of Rajaei on April 26, 2025, with at least 70 dead, over 1200 injured, and extensive damage to infrastructure, is a prominent example of the consequences of mismanagement in Iran. This article examines systemic factors, such as ineffective oversight, cover-ups, suppression of civil institutions, and lack of […]...

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Crisis Management or Management Crisis?/ Azar Taherabadi

In the past decade, Iran has witnessed a repetition and intensification of crises that not only have become more complex in nature, but also the way they are managed has turned them into compounded crises. From deadly floods in Lorestan and Khuzestan, destructive earthquakes in Kermanshah and Sisakht, land subsidence in Isfahan, severe air pollution […]...

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Crisis management requires an expert, not a market manager! In conversation with Dr. Behrouz Dehghazad/Conversation from Simin Rouzgar.

The term “natural disasters” is often heard in the media and news, but we may not be familiar with its precise definition and various aspects, including their origins. It is often assumed that they come from nature and destroy human lives! But this may not be the whole story. The monthly magazine “Khat-e-Salam” went to […]...

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“Strong earthquake and defenseless Iran / Morteza Hamounian”

Returns 1 – The main culprit of the Shiraz Quran Gate flood incident was introduced – Eghtesad Online – June 18, 2019 2 – Untold stories of 8 eyewitnesses of the Rudbar and Manjil earthquake – ISNA – June 21, 2019 3 – The 23-year tragedy of the Qayen earthquake – Fatemeh Vaezi Nasab – […]...

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Crisis Management Strategies and Psychological Interventions/Majid Zarei

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Coronavirus and different approaches to crisis management / Fariborz Kalantari

Whether we want it or not, these days, coronavirus has become a guest in our world and has become a reality that we must either manage or it will manage us. This virus has spread to the point where it has become a headline in global media. Even in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, […]...

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