Fuel tanker blast in western Iran kills at least 10

At least six other people were injured in the tanker blast on Iran’s Hamedan-Sanandaj highway, officials say.Published On 5 Sep 20265 Sep 2026At least 10 people were killed in a fuel tanker blast in western Iran, Iranian national broadcast media (IRIB) reported.The tanker explosion on Saturday was triggered by a road crash on the Hamedan-Sanandaj highway.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US-Iran ceasefire? Not for Indian sailors being killed in Hormuzlist 2 of 3Diesel price hits all-time high in US amid Iran war woeslist 3 of 3Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam warend of listThe accident was caused by a technical fault in the braking system of the vehicle carrying the tanker, said the governor of Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan province, as reported by the Reuters news agency.At least six other people were injured in the incident, the governor also said, adding that casualty figures were based on initial reports.According to local officials, the resulting fire was immediately brought under control. They did not provide further details on the identities of those killed.The latest deadly accident adds to a long history of dead...