Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

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.

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.

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.

Iran calls for non-discriminatory implementation of CWC

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Condemning the use of chemical weapons by anyone, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi called for balanced, full and non-discriminatory implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

Iran opposes OPCW's decision over Syria

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to the Netherlands called the new decision of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) over Syria unbalanced and a step towards politicizing the organization.

Iran considers OPCW report on Syria ‘unilateral, biased’

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi termed the first report of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)’ probe team on using chemical weapons in Syria as “biased and unilateral, dependent and beyond its competence and authority”.

Iran’s envoy elected vice-chair of OPCW Executive Council

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been elected as one of the vice-chairs of the Executive Council of the OPCW.

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.

Iran calls on OPCW to counter US unilateral sanctions

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s permanent representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has called on the OPCW member states to stand against the US’ unilateral and inhumane sanctions on Iran.

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.

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.

Iran’s envoy to Netherlands appointed as OPCW executive council deputy

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador to the Netherlands was appointed as the deputy head of the executive board of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

Iran slams US adverse role in failure of OPCW Review Conf.

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Iran in an address to the OPCW 4th Review Conference has condemned the US destructive polices in violation of all international agreements, saying Washington is not fit to object to the decisions of OPCW member states.

4th OPCW Review Conf. fails to reach consensus on final document

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Member states of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have failed to agree on a final document at the 4th Review Conference held in The Hague on Nov. 21-30.

OPCW reviews probe into terrorists’ toxic gas attack on Aleppo

THE HAGUET , Nov. 27 (MNA) – The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) announced that it is reviewing an investigation into terrorist groups’ attack with toxic gases on Aleppo city.

US, biggest violator of Chemical Weapons Convention: Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Iran in an address to the CWC review conference has recounted all instances in which US has violated the Chemical Weapons Convention, reminding the intl. community that the country has not yet completed the destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile.

Zarif slams US ‘obscene, dangerous’ chemical warfare claims

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif has denounced the US’ “obscene” and “dangerous” accusations that Tehran has failed to declare ‘a toxic arms program’ to the OPCW in breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Russian FM:

OPCW report on Syria drafted with violations

MOSCOW, Nov. 18 (MNA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said the report of OPCW on Syria was drafted with numerous violations and is contrary to the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the OPCW’s principles of confidentiality.

Moscow worried about possible chemical provocations by terrorists in Syria

MOSCOW, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Ministry expressed worry about information on possible chemical provocations by terrorist groups in Syria in order to accuse the Syrian Arab army.

Mikdad:

Syria never used, not to use chemical weapons

DAMASCUS, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Dr. Fayssal Mikdad stressed that Syria didn’t have used and won't use chemical weapons and it is adhered to achieving international peace and security despite all threats by terrorist organizations and their backers.

Iran raps ‘attribution mechanism’ as being beyond OPCW duties

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s envoy to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) criticized the adoption of a new mechanism that assigns blame for chemical attacks, saying such decision is outside the responsibilities of the world’s chemical weapons watchdog.

Iran urges intl. community to persuade Israel to destroy chemical arsenal

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry official has called on international community to persuade Israeli regime and some other non-CWC member countries to destroy their arsenal of chemical weapons as soon as possible.

Iran’s envoy:

Incomplete disarmament of US WMDs threatens intl. security

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s Permanent Representative to Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) expressed regret over incomplete disarmament of the United States’ weapons of mass destruction (WMD), saying that this is a threat to international peace and security.

Iran’s defense min.:

Israel a threat to world’s peace, security

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – The Iranian defense minister has described the Israeli regime’s stockpiled nuclear, chemical and biological weapons as a threat to world’s peace and security.