A tanker has departed from an Iranian port and transited the Strait of Hormuz despite ongoing claims of a US-imposed blockade, according to shipping data.

An Azerbaijani delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev, visited the port of Bandar Abbas in Iran, a key southern maritime gateway for the International North–South Transport Corridor.

The death toll from a powerful explosion at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran has risen to 46, Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, director general of Hormozgan crisis management department, announced on Monday.