Chemical weapons

Israel warns US that Iran may use chemical weapons, but Washington questions intelligence - report

Israeli intelligence officials told their American counterparts that they believe Iran is rapidly advancing technology that would allow it to mount chemical weapons on missiles.

A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.
The Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) detonates an unexploded ordnance, as it was impossible to be transported, in Sahlabad village on November 4, 2020 near Tartar, Azerbaijan. ANAMA representatives alleged the ordnance was a type of artillery shell containing white phosphorus.

White phosphorus leak reported inside US airbase in South Korea, safety ministry says

Unexploded ordinance, an artillery shell containing white phosphorous, is detonate

Iran used 'white phosphorus incendiary' in drone attack, Kurdish dissident group claims

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial ceremony for Theodor Herzl at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026

Iran 'definitely' has chemical weapons despite nuclear setbacks, Netanyahu warns


U.N. report links North Korea to Syria’s chemical weapons program

“We knew stuff was going on. We really wanted to up the game on chemical weapons programs, and we just weren’t able to get what we needed to do so."

Syrian medical staff take part in a training exercise to learn how to treat victims of chemical weapons attacks, in a course organized by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Gaziantep, Turkey

Britain may join U.S. strikes against Syria if chemical weapon use proven

The United Nations accused the Syrian government of being responsible for an attack that used sarin gas.

Man with a child in a hospital in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

Health workers report chlorine gas symptoms after Damascus bombing

Opposition health authorities reported at least 18 victims had been treated for chlorine gas symptoms.

A civil defense member reacts at a damaged site after an airstrike in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria

Turkey calls accusations about chemical weapons usage 'baseless'

Turkey last month launched an air and ground offensive in Afrin, northern Syria, where hthey are said to be fighting primarily against Kurds.

A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighter in Afrin, Syria

Nikki Haley slams Russia for failing to act against Syria chemical attacks

Chemicals dropped from the air caused at least nine people to suffer breathing problems in an attack in northwest Syria.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East

Air strikes pound Syria's last rebel strongholds, gas chokes civilians

The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), a charity which supports hospitals in Syria, said its doctors in Idlib reported 11 patients 'with symptoms indicative to usage of chlorine.'

Syrian Civil Defence members wear gas masks near the site of what activists said was a chlorine gas attack in the Idlib countryside [File]

Germany sold technology to Iran for use in Syrian chemical attacks

A German firm's chemical and biological technology was purchased by Iran and allegedly used against Syrian civilians.

UN chemical weapons experts inspect alleged chemical samples from an attack in Syria, 2013

Rescuers, doctors in Syria's Idlib say chemical gas used

Two barrels containing chemical gasses had been dropped from helicopters on Sunday night, according to Radi Saad, who works on the chmical weapons team of the White Helmets.

The aftermath of a Russian warplane shot down by Syrian rebels in Idlib, Syria

'Post' uncovers Israeli medical treatment of Syrian gas attack victims

Rebels and two sources confirm casualties of a chlorine attack near the Hermon in Syria sought treatment in Israel.

Syrian Civil Defence members wear gas masks near the site of what activists said was a chlorine gas attack in the Idlib countryside [File]

Defense Minister: Israel will do what it takes to protect her citizens

Syria accuses Israel of striking military research center believed by analysts to produce chemical weapons.

Hezbollah fighter walk near a military tank in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 23, 2017.