UN chemical specialists arrive for another Iranian field inquiry

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...

Velayati requested a mandatory embargo on exports of chemical agents and related technology to Iraq, alongside an immediate UN investigation of alleged attacks affecting Iranian civilians.

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...

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.

Iran charged that Iraq used chemical weapons in the Baneh and Sardasht areas on 21 April, injuring people. The UN Yearbook records this claim and further disputes over reported attacks on villages...