After eight days since the Bandar Abbas disaster, Khamenei stated that such incidents occur everywhere and can be compensated for, mentioning various disasters like earthquakes and fires. His remarks come amid speculation that sodium perchlorate, used in solid rocket fuel, caused the explosion at Shahid Rajaei Port. This statement follows the release of a heartbreaking video of a mother waiting for her missing son, Ismail Mohammadi, one of the victims of the explosion, sitting in the sweltering heat and crying, evoking deep sympathy from viewers.