Iran has developed chemical weapons based on synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, warns a US expert, powerful agents that could incapacitate soldiers or civilians when added to grenades or artillery.

he had a secret meeting with the Iraqi dictator and arranged enormous military assistance for his war with Iran. The CIA had already warned that Iraq was using chemical weapons almost daily.

Iran has contravened the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) by enhancing its chemical weapons capabilities for home and international use, says the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The ...

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iraq ... weapons or join official security forces, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said. The push comes with a backdrop of seismic shifts in the Middle East that have seen ...

Fears that Saddam Hussein is preparing to unleash his armoury of chemical weapons were expressed by the man set to lead British troops in any war with Iraq. Speaking from the As Sayliyah base in ...

Soon after the war ended in 1988, Iraq appears to have used chemical weapons in attacks on Kurdish civilians. It was alleged that Libya used chemical weapons -- obtained from Iran -- in attacks on ...

The push comes with a backdrop of seismic shifts in the Middle East that have seen ... Shia-majority Iraq from Syria after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, fueling years of sectarian war.

LONDON (Reuters) - Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or join official ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons ... by Iran-backed ...