Chemical weapons

Artificial intelligence firms hire experts in explosives, chemical weapons

Anthropic is seeking a Policy Manager for Chemical Weapons and High-Yield Explosives with at least five years of experience.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of an old gas mask that according to local residents was left behind by Russian soldiers inside a building that normally houses a variety of businesses including an agricultural machinery repair company, in Bucha, Ukraine April 19, 2022.
Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on as he attends the “Aleppo, Key to Victory” celebration marking Syria’s liberation, in Aleppo, Syria May 27, 2025.

Syria unveils plan to rid country of Assad's chemical weapons stockpile

Syria has unveiled a plan to eliminate Assad's chemical weapons with international support. The operation will inspect 100 sites to track and destroy remaining toxic munitions.

|ByREUTERS
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, attends a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Pahlavi or Khamenei: Iran is at a crossroads - opinion

The West keeps mistaking regime survival tactics for reform; the Iranians know better and have paid with their lives.

|ByMANI BASHARZAD, MIKE SALEM
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities

'Delayed deaths': UK report claims chemical agents used on Iranian protesters

Reports from UK officials suggest Iran used chemical substances to control protesters. Alleged delayed health reactions lead to deaths days later, sparking international concern.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ELI LEON, MAARIV

Israeli airstrikes targeted chemical weapons facilities in Syria - report

Israel reportedly ordered the airstrikes after intelligence reports suggested Syria was rebuilding its chemical weapons capabilities.

DECEMBER 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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, July 20, 2017

Iran ‘conceals illegal activities’ for WMD tech - German intel

The report said Iran’s regime can use “Detour deliveries over ‘third states’ in order not to identify the final buyer” and “the use and misuse of inexperienced freight deliverers and transporters."

MAY 8, 2021ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Employees of the Research Institute for Protective Technologies, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection (WIS) inspect a dummy sample which is contaminated with a substance similar to the chemical weapon Sarin.

IDF not prepared for chemical weapons attack

Englman recommended that the commander of the land forces lead a campaign to improve combat units’ readiness for chemical weapons warfare.

OCTOBER 20, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The IDF Home Front Command drills gas a chemical weapons attack against Israel in 2013.

Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with German prosecutors

Germany, which is home to 600,000 Syrians, has "universal jurisdiction" laws that allow it to prosecute people for crimes against humanity committed anywhere in the world.

OCTOBER 6, 2020ByREUTERS
UN chemical weapons experts inspect alleged chemical samples from an attack in Syria, 2013

'Russia's use of poison is considered use of banned chemical weapons'

"Any poisoning of an individual through the use of a nerve agent is considered a use of chemical weapons."

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020ByREUTERS
A woman attends a gathering to show support for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in Saint Petersburg, Russia August 20, 2020.

Alleged Israeli airstrikes target research center in Aleppo

Further airstrikes by unidentified aircraft on Iranian militias were reported near the Syria-Iraq border shortly after.

MAY 5, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE
Women walk past shops in Manbej, in Aleppo countryside, Syria May 10, 2018.

Syrian air force behind chemical attacks, investigation team finds

Officials in the government of Bashar al-Assad and its military backer Russia have repeatedly denied using chemical weapons.

APRIL 8, 2020ByREUTERS
UN chemical weapons experts inspect alleged chemical samples from an attack in Syria, 2013

Ex-CIA official warns of Iran, ISIS drones armed with chemical weapons

The warning takes on greater meaning following a call on January 28 by ISIS’s new leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, to direct greater attention to attacking Israel and Jews, including using chemical weapons.

FEBRUARY 10, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, NEVILLE TELLER
Iranian versions of the American RQ-170 drone which were used in a military exercise in the Gulf in Iran, involving dozens of drones, are seen on the a runway, in this undated handout photo.

Pompeo: Syria used chlorine in Idlib chemical weapons attack

"Today I am announcing that the United States has concluded that the Assad regime used chlorine as a chemical weapon on May 19."

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
UN chemical weapons experts inspect alleged chemical samples from an attack in Syria, 2013

Exiled Thai critic attacked with chemicals in Japan

Neither was seriously hurt, but Pavin said they have been told by police not to return home.

AUGUST 3, 2019ByREUTERS
UN chemical weapons experts inspect alleged chemical samples from an attack in Syria, 2013