Chemical Bombing of Sardasht

Iran pursuing compensation for Sardasht chemical victims: FM

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that his ministry is pursuing compensation for Sardasht chemical victims, who sustained injuries as a result of chemical attacks by the former Baathist regime.

Iranian, Dutch FMs discuss ties, regional, intl. developments

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with his Dutch counterpart David van Weel on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties as well as the latest regional and international issues.

Iran’s Sardasht 'symbol of victims of chemical weapons': FM

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the Iranian city of Sardasht, which was bombarded by the former Iraqi Saddam regime in 1980s, has become a symbol of victims of chemical weapons.

Germany accountable for supplying chemical arms to Iraq

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Spokesman for Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmail Baghaei says that Germany has to shoulder responsiblity for supplying chemical arms to the forrmer Baathist regime of Saddam against Iran.

Iran remembers Sardasht chemical attack after 4 decades

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry spokesperson says that June 28 marks the anniversary of a painful event in Iran’s history—the chemical attack on the city of Sardasht, northwestern Iran, in 1987. On that day, dozens of civilians were killed.

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Germany has to probe wartime supply of chemical arms to Iraq

TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – Iran has called for full accountability for the use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War, urging Germany to investigate its role in arming the former Saddam Saddam regime with the destructive weapons.