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Key ingredient in missile fuel was chemical that exploded at Iran port — report
Heavily damaged cars lie along a devastated boulevard following an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock southwest of Bandar Abbas in the Iranian province of Hormozgan on April 26, 2025. (MOHAMMAD RASOLE MORADI / IRNA / AFP)
The New York Times quotes a person with ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss security matters, saying that sodium perchlorate — a major ingredient in solid fuel for missiles — was the chemical that exploded yesterday in Bandar Abbas.
At least 25 people were killed and over 800 people were injured in the explosion at Iran’s largest commercial port.
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