Iran alleges chemical attacks in Baneh and Sardasht areas

The UN chemical-weapons mission arrived in Tehran, preparing hospital examinations, interviews and surveys of attack sites before continuing its inquiry in Iraq.

UN specialists visited Tehran University’s biochemical and biophysics research centre, then examined and interviewed patients at two Tehran hospitals, gathering scientific and clinical evidence.

The UN mission surveyed five Khorramshahr-area sites, examining weapon debris and craters to investigate chemical-weapons allegations through physical evidence.

The UN team attempted to reach Baneh for war-zone surveys but could not proceed beyond Hamadan because of bad weather. The planned site inspection did not take place.

The UN mission examined and interviewed patients at Labbafi-Nejad Hospital in Tehran and held discussions with Foreign Ministry officials while its field investigation continued.

The mission reached the Baneh area by helicopter but cancelled the landing for safety reasons. Restricted access limited direct examination of alleged attack sites.

UN specialists visited Abali Military Base near Tehran to examine weapon debris transported from the southwestern war zone, using an alternative location for evidence assessment.

The mission examined patients at Baghdad’s Al Rasheed Military Hospital and inspected fragments returned from the Basra war zone, investigating Iraqi complaints alongside Iranian evidence.

After a dust storm delayed travel, UN specialists surveyed five sites east of Basra and visited Basra Military Hospital, extending their inquiry to Iraq’s war-zone evidence.

The Secretary-General transmitted a four-specialist report on chemical-weapons allegations in the Iran-Iraq conflict. Its findings added independent international scrutiny to years of Iranian...