Iran asks for an embargo on chemical agents and technology

Iran reported that Hassan Ali Ashraf, an Iranian combatant wounded by chemical weapons, died in Recklinghausen, West Germany, on 13 March. The case illustrates that exposure could require prolonged...

Iran charged at the UN that Iraq had used chemical weapons in the Karbala-5 operational area on 7 March. This record captures the later diplomatic complaint and clearly attributes the allegation to...

Velayati urged Geneva Protocol signatories to reaffirm their obligations through a common announcement and called for collective controls on exports usable in chemical warfare.

Iran told the UN that Iraq had used chemical weapons three times since 7 April in the Karbala-8 theatre, wounding combatants. The UN Yearbook also records Iraqi counter-allegations about Iranian...

Iran alleged that chemical shells and rockets containing mustard gas were used on 10–11 April, causing deaths and injuries. Iraq made separate allegations concerning Iranian chemical use, underscoring...

Iraq alleged that Iranian forces used phosgene during attacks on the southern front on 10–11 April. The UN Yearbook records the claim as Iraq’s allegation; this entry preserves the dispute over...

Iran protested that Iraqi aircraft dropped chemical bombs on Kandar and Aloot near Baneh on 16 April, reporting 10 people wounded. The allegation appears in the UN Yearbook’s record of communications.

Iran called on the UN specialist team visiting Iraq to inspect suspected chemical-weapons production facilities as well as investigate field attacks. The request broadened the dispute from battlefield...

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.