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. A crater that appeared meters ...

China had covertly sent about 1,000 tonnes of sodium perchlorate (allegedly used in missile programmes and rocket fuel) to Iran in early 2025. Published: June 24, 2025 12:05 AM IST ...

The sodium perchlorate was enough to fuel around 260 short-range missiles, officials said. The new, larger contract for ammonium perchlorate could be enough for Iran to produce 800 missiles, one ...

Iran has reportedly ordered thousands of tons of ballistic missile materials from China amid tense negotiations with the United States over the future of its nuclear program. Ammonium perchlorate ...

Shipments of ammonium perchlorate are expected to reach Iran in coming months and could fuel hundreds of ballistic missiles, the people said. Some of the material would likely be sent to militias ...

Earlier in 2025, two Iranian ships were loaded in Hong Kong with roughly 1,000 tons of sodium perchlorate, a chemical precursor needed to produce ammonium perchlorate, according to the WSJ.

The ammonium perchlorate was ordered by an Iranian entity called Pishgaman Tejarat Rafi Novin Co. from the Hong Kong-based Lion Commodities Holdings Ltd., the Journal reported.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Tehran has arranged for a shipment that includes ammonium perchlorate—used in solid-fuel ballistic missiles—which could enable the production of up to 800 ...

Sodium perchlorate is used to produce ammonium perchlorate, a key ingredient to make solid fuel for ballistic missiles. The Treasury identified one individual from an Iranian firm as being linked ...

Sodium perchlorate is used to produce ammonium perchlorate, a key ingredient to make solid fuel for ballistic missiles. The Treasury identified one individual from an Iranian firm as being linked ...