Blast in Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 5, injures 700.

• A blast at Shahid Rajaei port in southern Iran, linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient for missile propellant, killed five and injured over 700.
• The blast occurred during Iran and the U.S.’s third round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged high security alert due to past sabotage and assassination operations.
• The port received a shipment of “sodium perchlorate rocket fuel” in March, intended to replenish Iran’s missile stocks.
• The fire was reportedly due to improper handling of the fuel.