In Abadan, a Missile-Hit Vessel Has Been Rebuilt and Is Ready for Launch

Ahmad Meydari, Iran's Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare, said in Ahvaz on Sunday evening, 5 Mehr 1405, that a floating vessel previously hit by a missile has been rebuilt over the past 14 months by local shipbuilding workers and specialists and is ready for launch. According to him, the vessel is to be inaugurated by videoconference on the president's order on Monday, 6 Mehr.

Meydari added that despite war damage to some of Khuzestan's industrial infrastructure, measures by the provincial governor and cooperation with industry managers prevented large-scale layoffs and brought damaged units back into operation. Visiting workers injured in the recent incident at the Abadan refinery at Taleghani Hospital in Ahvaz, he described their general condition as satisfactory and said refinery officials had pledged to address the workers' contract concerns.

The minister also said the transfer of bank accounts of the ministry's petrochemical subsidiaries into Khuzestan province is under way in cooperation with the central bank.