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US Navy: 70 tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized

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The U.S. Navy says it found 70 tons of a missile fuel component hidden among bags of fertilizer. The amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than a dozen ballistic missiles. Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have used the weapons to target both forces allied to the country's internationally recognized government and the Saudi-led coalition.

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US Navy Intercepts Vessel Carrying 'Massive Amount' Of Explosive Material Headed From Iran To Yemen

The vessel with four crew members was intercepted as they transited from Iran "along a route historically used to traffic weapons to the Houthis in Yemen."

1 year ago·United States

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WPLG

US Navy: 70 tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized

The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it found 70 tons of a missile fuel component hidden among bags of fertilizer aboard a ship bound to Yemen from Iran, the first-such seizure in that country's yearslong war as a cease-fire there has broken down. The Navy said the amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles, the same weapons Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have used to target both forces all…

1 year ago·Miami, United States

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News 4 JAX

US Navy: 70 tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized

1 year ago·Jacksonville, United States

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US Navy: 70 tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized

1 year ago·Detroit, United States

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Al-Monitor

US Navy seizes load of missile fuel going from Iran to Yemen

The 70-ton haul suggests the US Navy's yearslong game of cat-and-mouse with Iran-backed arms traffickers in the Gulf of Oman is beginning to pay off.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Daily Freeman

US Navy: 70 tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized

By JON GAMBRELL (Associated Press)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it found 70 tons of a missile fuel component hidden among bags of fertilizer aboard a ship bound to Yemen from Iran, the first-such seizure in that country’s yearslong war as a cease-fire there has broken down. The Navy said the amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles, the same weapons Yem…

1 year ago·Kingston, United States

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