Iran's missile fuel procurement signals renewed military ambitions and complicates fragile nuclear diplomacy with the U.S.

Iran’s supply routes remain vulnerable. In 2022, US naval forces intercepted a ship carrying over 70 tons of ammonium perchlorate en route to Yemen.

While Iran's military sought to deny the delivery of ammonium perchlorate from China, new videos emerged showing an apocalyptic scene at the still-smoldering port.

Tensions between Israel and Iran are escalating amid an already volatile Middle East, raising fears of a broader and more dangerous conflict.

This also includes ammonium perchlorate so that it can make ballistic missiles on a large scale. Iran will make over 800 ballistic missiles with this deal.

It has imported a large quantity of material from China to make ballistic missiles, including ammonium perchlorate. With this material, Iran can produce 800 missiles.

Shipments of ammonium perchlorate are expected to reach Iran in coming months and could fuel hundreds of ballistic missiles, the people said.

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