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Syria not using chemical weapons against terrorists: Iran's defense minister

EghtesadOnline: Iran's defense minister says despite Western countries’ propaganda, Syrian forces have never used chemical weapons against terrorists, who are using weapons of mass destruction in their war against Damascus.

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Publish Date:03/July/2017 | 13:15

Iran condemns any use, threat to use WMD: FM

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s foreign minister stressed unlike the hypocritical and double-standard policies of the US and other so-called advocates of human rights, the Islamic Republic of Iran vehemently condemns any use or threat to use weapons of mass destruction including chemical weapons .

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Publish Date:03/July/2017 | 11:12

Tillerson: Syria strike a message to others, including North Korea

EghtesadOnline: U.S. military strikes against Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons are a warning to other nations, including North Korea, that "a response is likely" if they pose a danger, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday.

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Publish Date:10/April/2017 | 04:49

Tillerson: Syria strike a message to others, including North Korea

EghtesadOnline: U.S. military strikes against Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons are a warning to other nations, including North Korea, that "a response is likely" if they pose a danger, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday.

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Publish Date:10/April/2017 | 04:49

Iran condemns using chemical weapons by terrorists in Syria, Iraq

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Ambassador to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Alireza Jahangiri called on the organization to avoid politicizing the case of Syria.

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Publish Date:09/March/2017 | 08:37

Russia Vetoes UN Sanctions on Syria for Chemical Gas Attacks

EghtesadOnline: Russia used its veto to block a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Syria for the seventh time, rejecting an effort by Western powers to impose sanctions on Bashar al-Assad’s government and military for its use of chemical weapons .

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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 05:15

Syrian government forces used chemical weapons in Aleppo: rights group

EghtesadOnline: Syrian government forces used chemical weapons in opposition-controlled parts of Aleppo during battles to retake the city late last year, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Monday.

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Publish Date:14/February/2017 | 08:47

Iran elected as president of OPCW’s Asian branch

EghtesadOnline: Iran has been unanimously elected as the Asian branch president of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague.

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Publish Date:08/February/2017 | 10:52

Iran stresses complete annihilation of chemical weapons in world

EghtesadOnline: Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Alireza Jahangiri stressed complete annihilation of chemical weapons stockpiles in the world.

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Publish Date:15/October/2016 | 09:11

Chemical Weapons Watchdog in Syria to Begin Probe on Wednesday

EghtesadOnline: International investigators will head on Wednesday to the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria that provoked a U.S.-led missile strike.

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Publish Date:17/April/2018 | 14:02

Warship Ruse and New Stealth Missiles: How the U.S. and Allies Attacked Syria

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s outrage over another apparent chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was clear. And for the second time in his presidency, the U.S. commander-in-chief demanded retaliation.

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Publish Date:15/April/2018 | 11:39

Russia Says Syria Invited Chemical Weapons Experts to Idlib

EghtesadOnline: Russia called for international inspectors to visit Idlib, where the U.S. accused Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad of carrying out a deadly chemical weapons attack against his own citizens.

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Publish Date:16/April/2017 | 04:01

Zarif: Donators of chemical arms to Saddam now accusing Syria of using them

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday said that providers of chemical weapons to the Iraqi deposed dictator Saddam Hussein during the imposed war against Iran are now accusing Syria of suing the weapons.

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Publish Date:15/April/2017 | 05:41

Lavrov: Iran, Russia, Syria urge careful investigation into Khan Shayhkun chemical incident

EghtesadOnline: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that the three countries of Russia, Iran, and Syria are keen on launching a deep probe into chemical incident in Khan Shaykhun but it is not clear why the US and the West are opposing the idea.

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Publish Date:15/April/2017 | 05:39

Spicer Apologizes for Saying Hitler Didn’t Use Chemical Weapons

EghtesadOnline: White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologized after a storm of criticism followed remarks in which he attempted to compare Syria’s Bashar al-Assad to Adolf Hitler by saying that even the Nazi leader didn’t “sink to using chemical weapons .”

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Publish Date:12/April/2017 | 08:57

FM urges need to clarify nature of April 4 atrocity in Syria

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called for an “impartial inquiry to shed light on the horrific events of April 4” in Khan Sheikhoun in western Syria.

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Publish Date:10/April/2017 | 05:12

Iran calls for establishment of int'l fact-finding mission on Syria

EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called for establishment of an international fact-finding mission to make clear the realities behind recent US attack on Syria under the pretext of use of chemical weapons .

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Publish Date:08/April/2017 | 24:55

Syrian FM dismisses any use of chemical weapons by Damascus

EghtesadOnline: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said on Thursday that Damascus condemns use of chemical weapons adding Syria 'did not and will not use this kind of weapons'.

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Publish Date:06/April/2017 | 19:18

Russia, China block U.N. sanctions on Syria over gas attacks

EghtesadOnline: Russia on Tuesday cast its seventh veto to protect the Syrian government from United Nations Security Council action, blocking a bid by Western powers to impose sanctions over accusations of chemical weapons attacks during the six-year Syrian conflict.

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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 05:47

Putin says draft U.N. resolution to sanction Syria 'inappropriate'

EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday a draft U.N. Security Council resolution put forward by Western powers to sanction Syria's government over the alleged use of chemical weapons was inappropriate.

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Publish Date:28/February/2017 | 14:42