Symposium opens on chemical-victim treatment

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited the OPCW and memorials associated with chemical-attack victims, connecting diplomacy with the memory of wartime suffering.

A study of Iranian sulfur-mustard survivors with severe physical complications appeared online. It examined mental-health needs alongside persistent respiratory and eye injury.

A review of Iranian mustard-exposed veterans’ paraclinical findings appeared online, bringing together evidence on disturbances beyond immediate chemical burns.

General Baqerzadeh said Iran had received 536 soldiers’ remains from Iraq during the current Iranian year, illustrating the continuing scale of wartime recovery.

The OPCW reported its director-general’s Iranian visit, including engagement with chemical-weapons victims and the Tehran Peace Museum. The report preserved survivors’ place in disarmament outreach.

Iran received 60 soldiers’ remains recovered in Iraq. Tasnim reported that the search committee had located them in Diyala province.

A Tehran course concluded after training medical professionals in chemical-emergency care. Participants encountered Iranian expertise and long-term chemical-war patients.

The Iranian Red Crescent and ICRC opened Repatriation Flight, combining wartime prisoner-return photographs with art at the Red Crescent’s museum in Tehran.

Iran’s OPCW working paper argued that assistance mechanisms and support for chemical-weapons victims remained inadequate. It proposed stronger resources and practical cooperation.

A mine-action roundtable opened in Iran, addressing contamination, clearance and assistance. The ICRC linked border mine hazards to the lasting effects of the Iran-Iraq war.