The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran's biggest port has risen to at least 40, with more than 1,200 people injured, state media reported on Sunday.

The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked one of Iran’s main ports rose Monday to 46 people killed, authorities said. Iranian state television offered the toll from the blast at Shahid Rajaei port near Bandar Abbas,

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.