Tuesday, 1 March 2022 (YJC)_ Syria's permanent representative to the United Nations said the United States was seeking to exert political pressure by intervening in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' report on Syria.
TEHRAN, Jul 30 - When former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons to kill thousands of Iranians during the imposed war from 1980 to 1988, not only did the US and its Western and regional allies look the other way but they also aided the then-dictatorial regime in committing war crimes.
TEHRAN, Jun 29 - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the Islamic Republic, as the biggest victim of chemical attacks, has been most active in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
TEHRAN, Apr 21 - A senior Iranian lawmaker called on the Foreign Ministry to observe a parliamentary bill that requires legal retaliatory action against the US, including formal complaint at international courts to receive compensation from Washington for Iranian victims of chemical weapons .
TEHRAN, Feb 26 - Britain, the United States and 18 other members of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have voted down a proposal by Russia to add a broad array of deadly agents to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) arms control treaty.
TEHRAN, November 25 -Iran has strongly denounced US claims of developing chemical weapons , with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warning that the allegations are not just "obscene" but "dangerous."
TEHRAN, November 23 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as “unfounded” the US government’s accusations that the Islamic Republic has violated the Chemical Weapons Convention.
TEHRAN, November 20 - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov rejected a recent claim by Washington that Iran is not abiding by the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention, stressing that Tehran has been “fully” compliant with its commitments under the treaty.
TEHRAN, November 18 - In a bid to ratchet up pressure on Tehran, the United States appears to be preparing to level a new allegation against Iran, claiming that country is not abiding by the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention.
TEHRAN, April 16 - Russia said a visit by inspectors from the United Nations chemical watchdog to the site of an alleged gas attack in Syria's Douma has been delayed due to recent Western airstrikes on the Arab country.
TEHRAN, March 22 - Militant groups have abandoned chemical arms production facilities and over 40 tons of chemical weapons after retreating from different conflict zones in Syria, a Russian defense ministry official says.
TEHRAN, February 18- U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said on Saturday that, despite denials, public reports showed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was using chemical weapons , and added that it was time for the international community to hold the Syrian government to account.
TEHRAN, February 17 - Turkey never used chemical weapons in its operations in Syria, and takes the utmost care of civilians, a Turkish diplomatic source said, after Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group accused it of carrying out a gas attack in Syria's Afrin region.
TEHRAN, February 14 - President Emmanuel Macron says if the use of chemical weapons against civilians is proven in Syria, "France will strike" while noting that no proof of such an action has been presented.
TEHRAN, January 19 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the West of "resisting" Moscow's efforts to take away the ability of Syrian terrorists to develop and use chemical weapons .
TEHRAN, December 2 - A senior Iranian official has held certain countries liable for the use of chemical weapons by terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, warning that chemical arsenals are a threat to global peace and security, Press TV reported.
TEHRAN, November 20 - Iraqi security forces have uncovered a major chemical depot belonging to Daesh Takfiri terrorists in the country’s western province of Anbar