Suspected Chemical Shipments From China to Iran Raise Concerns Over Potential Missile Expansion

Back in February, one week before American and Israeli warplanes launched a coordinated air campaign against Iran, a vessel called the Hamouna slipped out of Gaolan port on China’s southern coast and set course for the Persian Gulf. It was not alone. 

By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – By the first week of April, at least four more Iranian-operated ships had made the same journey, the Barzin, Shabdis, Rayen, and a fifth vessel, the Zardis, which was still loitering offshore awaiting permission to dock. Their likely cargo, according to Western intelligence sources, defence analysts, and independent shipping data reviewed by multiple outlets: