Iranian cargo ships depart China with rocket-fuel precursor amid U.S.-Iran tensions

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Iranian cargo ships depart China with rocket-fuel precursor amid U.S.-Iran tensions
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Two Iranian IRISL cargo ships, the Hamouna and the Shabdis, departed a Chinese chemical-storage port laden with cargo experts say is a rocket-fuel precursor, according to Washington Post ship-tracking data, satellite imagery, and Treasury records, a move notable as the U.S. and Iran remain at war and Beijing allows the voyage.

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