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Private security firm Ambrey says the port received missile fuel chemical in March. It was part of a shipment of ammonium perchlorate ... In a first reaction on Sunday, Iranian Defense Ministry ...

Based on an analysis of residual combustion products, experts suggest that the Iskander-M system uses a variant of Opal solid fuel, with ammonium perchlorate making up between 45% and 52.55% of the ...

To generate the same amount of energy, one would need about 1,240 tons of ammonium nitrate or 1,115 tons of sodium perchlorate. These figures show that sodium perchlorate, commonly used in solid ...

A Washington Post report pointed to a violent chemical reaction as ... presence of sodium or ammonium perchlorate. These chemicals are typically used in munitions, rocket propellants, and explosives.

suggest the presence of sodium or ammonium perchlorate. These chemicals are typically used in munitions, rocket propellants, and explosives. Satellite imagery reviewed by The Washington Post ...

Perchlorates and some nitrates can be used for rocket fuel, three experts ... red smoke” could indicate sodium perchlorate, although another type, like ammonium perchlorate, is also possible.

says the explosion was caused by sodium perchlorate—a strong oxidizer that is used as part of rocket fuel. But that seems unlikely, according to Andrea Sella, a chemist at University College London.

While Iran's military sought to deny the delivery of ammonium perchlorate ... of solid fuel intended for use in Iranian ballistic missiles,” Ambrey said. In a first reaction on Sunday, Iranian ...

Iran’s national oil company said the explosion at the port was “not related to refineries, fuel tanks ... like rocket propellant and fireworks.” “It is difficult for ammonium nitrate ...