Iran has likely stepped up the rebuilding its ballistic missile programme despite the reintroduction of United Nations sanctions banning arms sales to the country and ballistic missile activity.

CNN quoted European intelligence sources as saying that several shipments of sodium perchlorate, the main precursor in the production of the solid propellant that powers Iran’s mid-range conventional missiles, have arrived from China to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas since the so-called “snapback" mechanism was triggered at the end of September.

They said that the shipments had started reaching the country from September 29. These shipments allegedly contain 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate.

Several of the cargo ships and Chinese entities involved are under sanctions from the United States, CN

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