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

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, sailors intercept a dhow in the Gulf of Oman on Nov. 8, 2022. The U.S. Navy said Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, 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. (Lt. Kelly Harris/U.S. Navy, via AP) In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, urea and ammonium perchlorate are seen on a dhow intercepted in the Gulf of Oman on Nov. 8, 2022. The U.S. Navy said Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, 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. (U.S. Navy via AP) In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, sailors inventory urea and ammonium perchlorate found on a dhow intercepted in the Gulf of Oman on Nov. 9, 2022. The U.S. Navy said Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, 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. (Sonar Technician 1st Class Kevin Frus/U.S. Navy via AP) In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, sailors inventory urea and ammonium perchlorate found on a dhow intercepted in the Gulf of Oman on Nov. 9, 2022. The U.S. Navy said Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, 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. (Sonar Technician 1st Class Kevin Frus/U.S. Navy via AP)