Iranian General Warns against US Plot to Transfer Chemical Agents to Region
A spokesman for the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces cautioned against “dangerous” moves by Washington to justify its presence in the region and said a ship loaded with chemicals has arrived in the Persian Gulf waters under the escort of a US warship. In comments released on Sunday, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said […]
Iran Blames Chemical Attacks in Region on Sponsors of Terrorism
TEHRAN – Iran’s representative in an OPCW conference denounced terrorist groups’ access to chemical weapons as a threat to world peace and security, holding the sponsors of Takfiri groups responsible for the use of such lethal weapons in Syria and Iraq. In an address to the 22nd Conference of the States Parties (CSP-22) to the […]
OPCW Verifies 25 of 27 Chemical Weapons Facilities Destroyed in Syria
TEHRAN – Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons had verified the elimination of 25 out of 27 chemical weapons production facilities in Syria, senior OPCW said. The Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu made the remarks in a note in his forty-ninth monthly progress report on Monday, […]
Putin hails Russia’s destruction of last chemical arms
Russian President Vladimir Putin hails his country’s destruction of its last supplies of chemical weapons, accusing the US of failing to fulfill its own obligations in this regard. Putin on Wednesday described the destruction of the chemical stockpile, which was carried out before the initial deadline, as “a historic event,” stressing it was “a huge step towards making […]