Chemical Bombing of Sardasht
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Iran relation with IAEA to be based solely on safeguards
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Government Spokesman said that Iran's relation with the IAEA will be based solely on safeguards if this agreement is not renewed, and Iran will not make any further commitments.
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Iran's chemical defense power should be improved
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali called for affiliated Iranian organizations to do their best for improving the country's chemical defense power.
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Sardasht chemical attack showed West is not trustworthy
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – The head of the Passive Defense Organization said Monday the Saddam-era chemical attack on Iranian Sardasht city proved that the Western countries are not trustworthy.
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OPCW issues message on occasion of Sardasht chemical bombing
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – OPCW Director-General in a message said that the anniversary of the chemical attack on Sardasht is an important opportunity for the international community to reunite for a common condemnation of chemical weapons.
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Zarif:
US preventing Iran chemical veterans to access medicine
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister said that the new US administration has not left the failed policy of the previous one and by continuing the impose of illegal sanctions prevents Iranian chemical warfare veterans to access medicine.
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British analyst:
Restoration of Pahlavi one of Saddam's goals of invading Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Anthony Tucker-Jones talked of Saddam's intentions and miscalculations in attacking Iran, including his attempt for the restoration of the royal family, Pahlavi.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
National congress for honoring victims of American human rights
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – During the American Human Rights Week and on the anniversary of the chemical bombing of the Sardasht town by the former Iraqi Ba'athist regime, 'the national Congress for honoring victims of American human rights' was held in Tehran.
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US preventing export of medicine needed for chemical victims: Foreign Ministry
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Referring to the remarks of FM Zarif, Iranian Foreign Ministry in its twitter account wrote that the United States is preventing export of the medicine needed for chemical warfare victims.
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US deprives Iran's chemical warfare victims of access to medicine: Zarif
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – On the occasion of the anniversary of 1987 chemical attack on the Iranian city of Sardasht, Iran’s foreign minister said that the United States' “inhumane” sanctions have prevented Iranian victims of chemical warfare from accessing the medicine they need.
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Top military advisor:
Saddam’s accomplices in chemical attacks against Iran should be sued
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Top military Aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said those who supported the former Iraqi dictator in using chemical weapons against Iran during the eight-year war should be put on trial.
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Conf. on passive defense against chemical weapons
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – The National Conference on Passive Defense against Chemical Weapons was held in Tehran on Sunday, on the 33rd anniversary of the chemical bombardment of the Iranian city of Sardasht by former Saddam's regime.
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Iran’s Sardasht; first victim of chemical weapons
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – 33 years ago on this day, Saddam Hussein’s regime used the chemical weapons made by Western countries against civilians of Sardasht to make Iran the first victim of chemical weapons.
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Iran not to forget western countries’ support for Saddam in attack on Sardasht
TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran will never forget the support & complicity of the United States and Europe in the horrible attack committed by former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein on Iranian city of Sardasht.
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Sanctions, assassination of Gen. Soleimani, not to break people’s resistance: FM Zarif
TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the US' imposition of sanctions against Islamic Republic of Iran and assassination of martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani will not break the resistance and endurance of people.
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German envoy finds unexpected answers for tourist destinations in Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – German Ambassador to Iran Michael Klor-Berchtold has asked where he could visit in Iran on the occasion of World Tourism Day, but Iranian netizens went to surprise him.
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We persevered then, and will now: Zarif
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, while commemorating the 1987 chemical attack on Sardasht, said Iran will not forget the role of Western countries in supporting Saddam in the horrific attack that killed over 100 civilians.
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Iran calls for destruction of US chemical weapons arsenal
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Iran believes that a world free of weapons of mass destruction is only viable through the destruction of the US arsenal, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday.
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MoD:
West must be held accountable for massacre in Yemen
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Defense (MoD) Brigadier General Amir Hatami said on Friday that the Western countries, with their false claims on defending human rights, must be held accountable for their arms assistance in the killing of innocent people in Yemen.
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By: Seyyed Saeed Reza Razavi
‘Burned Breaths’ conf. marks anniv. of chemical bombing of Sardasht
TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – The conference, ‘Burned Breaths’, was held in Tehran on Tuesday in commemoration of the anniversary of the 1987 Chemical bombing of Sardasht by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the Iraqi-imposed war on Iran. The chemical attack left over 100 people dead and thousands of others severely injured.
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Zarif derides US, Israeli claims on opposing weapons of mass destruction
TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Zarif says the US and Israeli regime, with their huge arsenal of chemical and nuclear weapons, have no right to call themselves leading countries in combating weapons of mass destruction.
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Zarif calls on US, Israel to destroy chemical, nuke arsenals
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif has called for coordinated global pressure against US and Israel for the destruction of the two regime’s entire arsenals of chemical and nuclear weapons.
