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The following references may be useful when improving this article in the future:

"The Beirut Port Explosion: The Welders ← Forensic Architecture". Forensic Architecture. 13 February 2023.
Cicione, Antonio; Antonellis, Danielle (12 February 2023). "The 2020 Beirut Explosion: Simplified Warehouse Fire Analysis". kindlingsafety.org.

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This new section added here seems to have little connection with this article, and is a further speculation built on the already speculative involvement of Hezbollah, as in the Iran involvement section noted above. The single reference (on which I have no idea whether it is an RS or not) does not even mention ammonium nitrate. And it has nothing relevant to the Beirut explosion itself. I doubt whether either of these sections belong in this article. - Davidships (talk) 11:32, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Please revert the last two edits to this article by BasselHarfouch. They do not add any relevant information, and seem much more like an attempt to spread propaganda. BoMbY (talk) 13:10, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have Boldly reverted the two edits. Can be discussed here if other editors have different views. - Davidships (talk) 19:13, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The edits you previously reverted have now been reinstated by "BasselHarfouch," with additional referencing that does little to change the fundamental issue—his contributions are politically motivated rather than encyclopedic.

Many of the sources he cites do not even support the conclusions he is pushing in the "Iran’s involvement" section. Several are unreliable and fail to meet Wikipedia’s WP:RS guidelines. This is a clear attempt to inject speculation and propaganda into an article that should be based solely on verified facts.

Given this user's persistence in reinserting politically charged and misleading content, I strongly urge placing extended edit protection on this article. Without such measures, this page risks becoming a battleground for misinformation rather than a neutral, fact-based resource. 2A02:8071:5160:F8A0:29B6:656B:15D5:2BCA (talk) 23:05, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Only the Iran-related content has, to date, been restored, and is now more widely referenced. I am not in a position to assess the credibility or reliability of those sources. Perhaps some additional editors will be able to give their views on that. - Davidships (talk) 23:18, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The sources are unreliable, politically biased, and do not substantiate his claims. For instance:

IFMAT and Iran Watch are advocacy-driven sites with a history of pushing anti-Iran narratives rather than providing neutral, well-sourced journalism.

Atalayar is not recognized as a reputable investigative source, and its report relies on unnamed intelligence sources without concrete verification.

The Ship Arrested document and Al Jazeera/BBC reports mention the MV Rhosus but do not support the claim that Iran was behind the shipment.

The Nidaa al-Watan article is a partisan Lebanese source with a strong anti-Iran bias, making it an unreliable citation for an assertion of this magnitude.

Even if we were to set aside any concerns about the reliability of these sources, they still fail to support the conclusions presented in the section. Convince yourself by checking the sources. 2A02:8071:5160:F8A0:29B6:656B:15D5:2BCA (talk) 23:53, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Two months later and the guy is still spreading his propaganda all over Wikipedia. He uses ChatGPT to produce paragraphs with querries that yield partisan sources to support his story. 2A02:8071:5160:F8A0:542:7DEF:B6E2:811B (talk) 02:07, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The second explosion, 33 to 35 seconds later (This part is inaccurate)

When that part was made we had no good footage availbile of the full process of the fire or first explosion, most footage started after the first explosion.

Since then some footage starting decently early has been found. It was 31 seconds.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/15bf5zf/beirut_explosion_closest_video_of_the_main_blast/ (Can no longer find the original twitter thread, but here). Shows 3 cuts of footage, the first two depicting the oil fire early on prior to the first explosion(which there isn't a lot of footage of) and the last one depicting the start of the first explosion with the firework pops until the cameraman is knocked out by the second explosion) TheBrodsterBoy (talk) 00:28, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

another one https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/i4kxjb/closest_footage_so_far_of_the_beirut_lebanon_blast/

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Source 217 states that 10 individuals have been "charged", not "sentenced", as it is currently stated in this article. Different things. --Polmas (talk) 12:59, 12 April 2025 (UTC) Polmas (talk) 12:59, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Already done twisted. (user | talk | contribs) 19:58, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]