Russia battles blaze after Iran explosion

Russian firefighting airtankers dropped more than a hundred tons of water at Iran’s Shahid Rajaei port, after a massive explosion last Saturday. Two Russian airtankers dropped more than 130 tons of water, the Russian Emergency Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

The images released on Tuesday show airtankers dropping water as smoke rises from the port area. Iranian officials announced Monday that the fire had been put out at the…