OPCW commemorates the Sardasht chemical attack

International peace activists met war veterans and chemical-attack survivors at Tehran Peace Museum before a humanitarian journey to Syria.

Two Iranian children received Hiroshima peace-drawing awards at Tehran Peace Museum, continuing its international peace-education exchanges.

UN resident coordinator Gary Lewis presented Tehran Peace Museum with a plaque recognizing its contribution to peace education and understanding of war’s consequences.

Tehran Peace Museum announced an antiwar poster exhibition by Behnaz Nikkhah Monfared, with an opening on chemical-warfare victims’ remembrance day.

A study of 242 Iranian chemical-war veterans with lung damage reported low quality-of-life scores. The findings concern the studied clinical sample, not all war survivors.

Representatives began a three-day meeting under ICRC auspices, reviewing joint excavations and practical steps to clarify wartime disappearances.

Iran and Iraq repatriated remains under ICRC observation. Forensic teams had identified 46 Iranian soldiers and three Iraqi personnel.

The Hague Court of Appeal upheld van Anraat’s liability to compensate victims of mustard-gas attacks in Iran and Iraq. Upholding an award did not establish that all money had been paid.

A Tehran funeral honored 270 recovered Iranian war dead. Iranian state media framed the ceremony through martyrdom and national remembrance.

Iranian toxicologist Mahdi Balali-Mood was announced as a recipient of the OPCW-The Hague Award, recognizing work that included care for chemical-weapons victims.