The death toll from a major explosion in Iran's most important container port of Bandar Abbas rose to at least 65, with over 1,200 injured, state media said on Monday, as firefighters battled a blaze that Iranian officials said was now under control 48 hours after the start of the fire.

A massive explosion rocked a port in southern Iran believed to be linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, as the U.S. and Iran held a third round of nuclear talks.

After a third round of talks in Oman over the weekend to put controls on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions, Iranian officials and President Donald Trump are sounding optimistic.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a warning to Iran amid the ongoing US-Iran nuclear talks, demanding that Iran dismantle its nuclear program. On Sunday, 27, 2025, Netanyahu revealed that he had told Trump any nuclear agreement with Iran should also include provisions to prevent Tehran from developing ballistic missiles.