Chemical Weapons Convention enters into force for Iran

The U.S. Counter-Memorial included a counterclaim concerning Iranian actions against Gulf shipping.

Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly approved the bill to join the Chemical Weapons Convention. This domestic step preceded deposit of Iran’s ratification instrument with the UN.

Iran’s Guardian Council found the legislation for joining the Chemical Weapons Convention compatible with the Constitution and Islamic tenets. The approval completed a constitutional step toward...

Iran deposited its instrument of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The deposit began the thirty-day interval before the treaty entered into force for Iran.

Iran asked for a hearing concerning admissibility of the counterclaim.

The Court admitted the counterclaim for consideration. Admissibility did not establish Iran’s liability.

The UN Secretary-General welcomed a prisoner exchange between Iran and Iraq. The statement’s date is distinct from the earlier transfers it praised.

Iran submitted its Reply and Defence to the U.S. Counter-Claim.

The ICRC supervised the return of 449 Iraqi prisoners from Iran and 53 Iranian detainees from Iraq at Khosravi-Mundharieh, checking each person’s willingness to go home.

Iran returned 275 Iraqi prisoners at the Mundharieh/Khosravi crossing. ICRC delegates interviewed them privately to verify voluntary return.