Wednesday, 13 April 2022 (YJC)_ The Russian embassy in Washington has denied US allegations of chemical weapons use in Ukraine, saying Russia, unlike the United States, has no chemical weapons and destroyed them all in 2017.
Tuesday, 06 October 2020_Iran’s UN ambassador has censured the misuse of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Security Council to bring groundless charges against Syria, warning that such an “unproductive” approach will damage the credibility of the world body.
TEHRAN, Dec 28_Wikileaks has leaked new documents regarding the probe by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) into an alleged chemical attack in Syria, showing that a senior OPCW official ordered the removal of a "dissenting" report.
TEHRAN, Nov 24_Scientists have developed a new advanced material that can convert a toxic pollutant produced by burning fossil fuels into useful industrial chemical s using only water and air.
TEHRAN, Jul 9 - Developing news on Sunday July 07 about a “ chemical attack” outside a Leicestershire pub raised fears amongst the public of another “Skripal” type incident.
TEHRAN, Jul 3 -For the first time, scientists have identified the chemical signature of the atmosphere of a mid-sized exoplanet, Gliese 3470 b, which may be a cross between Earth and Neptune.
TEHRAN, May 19 - Syria has dismissed fabricated news issued by terrorist groups and some media outlets affiliated to them about Syrian armed forces' use of chemical weapons in the town of Kobani in the western coastal province of Latakia.
TEHRAN, Apr 28 -The chemical propionate -- widely used in animal feed, artificial flavorings and baked goods -- may cause increased insulin production and resistance, researchers say.
TEHRAN, Jan 31 - Russia has warned that members of the so-called White Helmets civil defense group are making preparations to film scenes of staged chemical attacks in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib in a bid to implicate Syrian government forces and invent pretexts for possible acts of aggression on army troops.
TEHRAN, Jan 14- The OPCW global chemical weapons watchdog will add Novichok, the Soviet-era nerve agent used in an attack last year in Salisbury, England, to its list of banned toxins after its members adopted a proposal on Monday.
TEHRAN, November 22 -Tehran says the American economic sanctions against Iran could hamper imports of medicine meant for victims of chemical attacks, despite Washington’s claims to the contrary.
TEHRAN, October 09 - Britain’s Security Minister Ben Wallace has warned that the country is closer than ever to chemical weapons attack targeting ordinary citizens on the streets.
TEHRAN, September 12 -Russia’s Defense Ministry says the foreign-backed Takfiri militants have abducted children from Syria’s Aleppo to use them in a staged chemical weapons attack in Idlib to be blamed on the Syrian government.
TEHRAN, July 02 - 30 Years after the Zardeh mountain village in Kermanshah province was targeted by Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons and the MKO (also MEK) terrorist group, survivors still recall the horrifying attack that killed 275 and injured thousands of others.
TEHRAN, May 23 - The Palestinian Authority (PA), which represents the Palestinians internationally, has joined two major United Nations agencies and a global treaty to ban the spread of chemical weapons, amid threats from the United States to cut funds to those organizations in case Palestinians obtain accession.
TEHRAN, November 3 -Russia will present a draft resolution to the UN on extending the mechanism to investigate the use of chemical weapons in Syria, as the current international mission has failed to look into the matter impartially and professionally, the foreign ministry says.
TEHRAN, October 25 -Moscow vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to renew the mandate for a UN mission investigating the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Ahead of the vote, Russia suggested postponing the discussion, but its proposal was rejected.
TEHRAN, August 26, YJC - The head of the Russian military's branch for protection from chemical weapons says his forces have managed to dismantle two chemical weapons facilities in the formerly militant-held areas in war-torn Syria.