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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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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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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A look at the human tragedy in the explosion of Bandar Rajaei Port/ Reza Harrisi

The representative of Bandar Abbas in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, after 15 days since the terrible explosion in Bandar Rigai, said: “The fire has still not been completely extinguished and only the danger has decreased.” This representative, knowingly or unknowingly, has revealed the tragedies that indicate two terrible disasters: negligence and lack of crisis management […]...

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