Chemical Weapons

Iran envoy criticizes UNSC approach to Syria

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations Zahra Ershadi has criticized the UN Security Council for repeating baseless accusations against Syria regarding the chemical weapons.

Iran urges punishing accomplices in Sardasht chemical attack

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Iran's envoy in Geneva called for identifying and punishing the accomplices in Saddam Hussein’s war crimes against Iranians carried out through chemical weapons.

Western states have to account for Sardasht chemical attack

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi said that the Western countries that gave the Saddam regime chemical arms have to be held to account for the chemical attacks on innocent Iranian citizens.

US sanctions hamper medicine for Iran chemicals arms victims

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Criticizing unilateral US sanctions imposed on Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister said that oppressive US sanctions has made in extremely difficult to provide medicine and medical equipment needed by chemical war veterans.

Syria UN envoy:

Zionist regime’s WMD threat for global peace, security'

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations said that Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) of Zionist regime is a threat which is jeopardizing the global peace and security.

Russia:

US claims over Russia's use of chemical weapons baseless

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – The Russian embassy in Washington dismissed as baseless US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price’s claims about the possibility of Russia using chemical weapons in Ukraine.

Russia lambasts US for claiming it could use CW in Ukraine

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has described the recent US remarks that Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine as another attempt to demonise Russia.

Iran envoy:

US must destroy its chemical weapons arsenal ASAP

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Permanent Representative of Iran to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says the US, as the sole holder of chemical weapons, must destroy its chemical weapons arsenal as soon as possible.

Iran UN envoy:

Terrorists in Syria accountable for using chemical weapons

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi stressed that the terror groups operating in Syria had to be held accountable for the use of chemical weapons there.

Iran becomes OPCW Executive Council member

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic of Iran became a member of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for a period of 2 years.

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.

4th Natl. Conf. on Chemical Defense kicks off in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – The Fourth National Conference on Chemical Defense kicked off at the Garden Museum of the Sacred Defense on Tuesday in the presence of high-ranking state and military officials.

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.

Zionist regime must be forced to accept CPCW: Iran UN envoy

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Iran's permanent Ambassador to the United Nations called for the full, effective and nondiscriminatory implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (CPCW).

Iran protests dual approach of West to WMD

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations protested the dual approach of the Western member states of the Security Council to weapons of mass destruction.

Zarif blasts Saddam supporters on Halabja carnage anniv.

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reprimanded those who supplied the former Iraqi dictator with weapons of mass destruction on the anniversary of Halabja chemical attack.

Iran raps Germany for role in arming Saddam with chem. weapon

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva lashed out at Germany for non-responding to its role in equipping former deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein with chemical weapons during Iraqi imposed war on Iran.

Iran victim of chemical weapons

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – In a tweet on Mon. the Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov reminded US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Iran is a victim of chemical weapons.

Pompeo accuses Iran of violating Chemical Weapons Convention

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took a hostile stance against Iran, accusing it of violating the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Syria calls for closing chemical file completely: Al-Jaafari

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Syria has reiterated the necessity of closing chemical file completely and getting it out of political tricks and misleading media as it has met all its obligations regarding its joining to Chemical Weapons Convention in 2013.

Iran UN envoy:

West should abandon politicizing in dealing with chem. weapon

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations strongly condemned any use of chemical weapon, urging the western countries to abandon politicizing in dealing with these types of weapons.

E3: Defenders of peace or mass producers of WMDs?

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Following is an Ope-ed published by the official website of the Islamic Revolution Leader regarding the European countries' claims of defending human rights.

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.

Syria urges US, Israeli regime to stop developing WMDs

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Syrian Foreign Ministry noted in a Monday statement that US should take practical steps to prohibit developing weapons of mass destruction and to pressure the Israeli regime to sign related conventions.

Iran becomes a member in OPCW’s executive council

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – the Islamic Republic of Iran became a member of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) during the 24th Annual Conference of members of the Organization.

Iran, Russia stress boosting cooperation within OPCW framework

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Senior Iranian and Russian diplomats discussed on Monday the ways to boost cooperation between the two countries within the frameworks defined by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

US chemical weapons a threat to international peace, security: Iran Deputy FM

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Gholamhossein Dehghani, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, has addressed the Twenty-Fourth Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Iranian chemical weapon victims to attend OPCW annual conf.

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – A number of Iranian victims of the Iraqi chemical attacks during the 1980-1988 war will accompany the Iranian delegation at the annual anti-chemical conference, which will be held in Hague next week.