{"id":2430547,"date":"2025-05-03T15:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T19:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-web-of-lies-unraveling-thanks-to-port-explosion\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T15:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T19:19:29","slug":"irans-web-of-lies-unraveling-thanks-to-port-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-web-of-lies-unraveling-thanks-to-port-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s Web of Lies Unraveling Thanks to Port Explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firans-web-of-lies-unraveling-thanks-to-port-explosion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2430547&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in Iran has raised concerns about the country&#8217;s clarity regarding its activities. The incident, which occured at a terminal associated with the government-linked Sina Holding, resulted in the death of 40 individuals and numerous injuries. Investigations revealed that two Iranian ships carrying over 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate, a compound commonly used as rocket fuel, were docked at the terminal during the explosion. The Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization has not acknowledged any record of such imports, suggesting potential lapses in customs oversight. <\/p>\n<p>The explosion has led to speculation that it is linked to Iran&#8217;s ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-drawing-new-battle-lines-in-heated-defense-budget-fight\/\" title=\"Republicans Drawing New Battle Lines in Heated Defense Budget Fight\">weapons development<\/a> efforts. Iranian officials have not provided a satisfactory clarification for the presence of sodium perchlorate at the port, and expert commentary indicates that Iran may be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sanctions-iranian-military-officials-for-financing-and-training-hamas\/\" title=\"US sanctions ...ian military officials for sup...ing Hamas.\">circumventing sanctions<\/a> in pursuit of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">weapons program<\/a>.The U.S. Treasury Department has claimed that recent sanctions targeted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-enemies-critics-blast-biden-for-not-halting-russian-pipeline-like-trump-did-caved-to-russias-demands\/\" title=\"Russia\u2019s Enemies, Critics Blast Biden For Not Halting Russian Pipeline Like Trump Did: \u2018Caved To Russia\u2019s Demands\u2019\">entities involved<\/a> in procuring ballistic missile components for Iran, which further links the port incident to broader concerns about Iran&#8217;s military ambitions. The situation reflects a pattern of Iran attempting to conceal its weapons development activities, further complicating its international relations and raising alarms about its military capabilities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Iran is not being honest about its affairs, a recent explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port proves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meforum.org\/mef-observer\/irans-own-data-contradict-its-explanations-about-the-port-explosion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle East Forum<\/a> reported the explosion took place last Saturday, killing 40 people and injuring hundreds.<\/p>\n<p>The explosion happened at a terminal used by Sina Holding, which is tied to the Bonyad-e Mostazafan, a foundation controlled by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fed-trump-finally-makes-move-iran-feel-pain-instantly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian<\/a> government under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>There is not an official explanation as to what explosive material could have ignited at the terminal, but the Forum added two Iranian ships carrying over 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate were docked there.<\/p>\n<p>Sodium perchlorate is a chemical compound used for rocket fuel.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran did not have any record of its importation. The Forum suggested this means it was shipped without customs oversight. Iranian officials have provided no alternate explanation for the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>If further proof was needed that Iran is clearly trying to hide its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/strange-weapons-spotted-popes-funeral-soldiers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weapons<\/a> development initiatives, Bonyad-e Mostazafan&rsquo;s leaders are members of Iran&rsquo;s Revolutionary Guard. The organization signed an agreement with Iran&rsquo;s government to &ldquo;utilize mutual capacities in advanced technologies&rdquo; in February.<\/p>\n<p>No information provided by the Forum suggested a chemical of this nature should be at this port. Fertilizers are at the port but are not stored there.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, chemicals and petroleum products kept there do not create explosions like the one seen on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/04\/30\/epicenter-of-explosion-at-iranian-port-tied-to-charity-overseen-by-its-supreme-leader-00320459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico reported<\/a> on comments made by University College London chemistry professor Andrea Sella in light of the explosion. She said Iran is flaunting sanctions for the sake of weapons development: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s known that Iran has been doing all kinds of sanctions busting and so on in order to supply their weapons program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>&nbsp;at the end of last month, the United States Treasury Department announced designations against the entities involved in the trade that led to the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury&rsquo;s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating six entities and six individuals based in Iran and the People&rsquo;s Republic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-folding-beijing-now-eying-talks-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> (PRC) for their role in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">network procuring ballistic missile propellant ingredients<\/a> on behalf of Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This network has facilitated the procurement of sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate from the PRC to Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury&rsquo;s decision to target China in its action comes after shipments of sodium perchlorate were sent to Iran from the People&rsquo;s Republic in January, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>All of this is to say that the explosion may have exposed Iran and China&rsquo;s efforts to see the former build up its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/calling-card-us-democratic-party-found-along-missiles-rifles-terrorist-weapons-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">missile<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<p>There is not a logical explanation otherwise for why this chemical would be at this port.<\/p>\n<p>Poorly hiding weapons development is not anything new for Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2021\/12\/05\/irans-bare-faced-lies-have-finally-exposed\/?msockid=072421d5e4776d9a185c35aae5176c95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In 2021<\/a>, Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, the former head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation, stated Iran created a &ldquo;system&rdquo; for atomic weapons development despite a 2003 fatwa issued by Khamenei prohibiting just that.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has tried several times over to hide its nefarious activities, but Saturday can&rsquo;t be explained away.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to the Middle East Forum, the blast occurred last Saturday, resulting in 40 fatalities and hundreds of injuries. The incident took place at a terminal operated by Sina Holding, linked to Bonyad-e Mostazafan, a foundation overseen by the Iranian government under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. While there is no official explanation for what caused the explosion, it was noted that two Iranian ships carrying over 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate were docked there; this chemical is commonly used in rocket fuel. The Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran has no record of this importation, suggesting it may have been shipped without customs oversight. Iranian officials have not provided an alternative explanation for the explosion. Additionally, leaders from Bonyad-e Mostazafan are affiliated with Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard and recently signed an agreement with the government to collaborate on advanced technologies related to weapons development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2430548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Iran-Port.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3823,54545,54546],"class_list":["post-2430547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-iran","tag-port-explosion","tag-web-of-lies"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Iran-Port.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2430547"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2430551,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430547\/revisions\/2430551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2430548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2430547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2430547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2430547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}