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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…

The Navy said the amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles

Component hidden among bags of fertiliser aboard a ship bound to Yemen from Iran

The U.S. Navy says it has intercepted a fishing vessel trying to transport explosive material from Iran to Houthi rebels in the war-torn country of Yemen.

The Navy says it seized enough material to fuel more than a dozen ballistic missiles when warships from the 5th Fleet intercepted a fishing vessel heading from Iran to Yemen.

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 countrys yearslong war as a ceasefire there has broken down.

The U.S. Navy found a massive volume of missile fuel and type of explosive material often used in ...

The U.S. Navy says it found 70 tons of a missile fuel component hidden among bags of fertilizer aboard a ship bound to Yemen from Iran.

The load — enough for a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles — was hidden among bags of fertilizer on a wooden ship called a dhow. It likely was bound for Yemens Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

The amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles.