Major blast at Iran port kills 14, injures 750

A massive explosion tore through Iran’s largest commercial port on Saturday, triggering a major blaze, with 14 people killed and 750 injured so far.

The blast occurred at Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz through which a fifth of world oil output passes.

Although the cause of the blast was not immediately clear, the port’s customs office said in a statement carried by state TV that it probably resulted from a fire that broke out at the hazardous and chemical…