Hypochlorite (ClO-) is widely used for sterilization, disinfection, and bleaching due to its strong oxidative properties.

Authorities attributed the explosion to the presence of hazardous materials. Reports indicated that between 1,000 and 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate had been transported from China to the port by ...

On Tuesday, the Treasury issued new sanctions on China and Iran over the transshipment of sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate to the Islamic Republic. Sodium perchlorate is used to produce ...

US issues sanctions over China-to-Iran chemical shipments On Tuesday, the Treasury issued new sanctions on China and Iran over the transshipment of sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate to the ...

The US Treasury accused the network of facilitating the procurement of sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate from China to Iran. It said sodium perchlorate is used to produce ammonium ...

The sanctions target a network that has facilitated the transfer of key materials, including sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate, from China to Iran. In a press statement released on Tuesday ...

“Today’s action, which targets this network that has facilitated the procurement of sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate from China to Iran, is taken in support of the United States ...

The Treasury Department said the network facilitated the transfer of sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate from China to Iran. "Iran’s aggressive development of missiles and other weapons ...

More AO/Getty Images The Treasury sanctioned a network that allegedly facilitated the procurement of sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate—chemicals used in the production of ammonium ...

FIRST ON FOX: The Islamic Republic of Iran is suspected of "covering up" the true extent of the devastating explosion that rocked the Shahid Rajaee port in Iran's southern coastal town of Bandar ...