Death toll from Iran blast rises to 46

The death toll from an explosion at the Shahid Rajai port in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas has risen to 46, the head of the province's emergency department, Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, said.

"The death toll from the explosion at the Shahid Rajai port has risen to 46," Hassanzadeh was quoted as saying by the Mehr news agency.