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.

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

 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

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


Syria warns Israel of 'dangerous repercussions' after attack on chemical weapons site

Syria accuses Israel of targeting a chemical weapons plant and killing two of its soldiers; Israel has yet to confirm or deny the allegations, but Israeli security officials are speaking out.

People seen fleeing the alleged site of the Israeli attack on a Syrian post where chemical weapons are manufactured.

North Korea shipments to Syria chemical arms agency intercepted

A panel of independent UN experts reported that two shipments were intercepted in the past six months.

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US says it appears Syria planning another chemical weapons attack

The White House warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad he and his military would "pay heavy price" if it conducts an attack.

Assad and Trump

Israeli ammonia tank threatened by Hezbollah ordered emptied by July 31

The 12,000-ton-capacity processing and storage facility, operated by Haifa Chemicals in the city's industrial zone, has been the subject of ongoing disputes and legal battles for years.

Haifa Chemicals' ammonia tank, Israel's largest ammonia tank, is seen in the Haifa bay area

Assad behind April 4 chemical attack, French intelligence confirms

Among the elements found in the samples were hexamine, a hallmark of sarin produced by the Syrian government.

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.

Russia complains to US over exclusion from Syria chemical probe

Trump said last week that relations with Moscow "may be at an all-time low."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, April 12, 2017.

Gen. Allen: Syria gassing Israel would be ‘virtually a regime suicide’

“President Obama didn’t have to react to this particular case. Obama had a very different environment in 2013.”

Syrian opposition group carries out chemical weapons drill (illustrative)

Japan says North Korea may have missiles equipped with sarin gas

Tensions on the Korean peninsula are high as Pyongyang continues nuclear and missile testing programs.

North Korea supreme leader Kim Jong-un

Putin after Syria strike: US-Russia ties worse since Trump took office

Russian president floats views on recent Syrian gas attack, including that the incident was a set up designed to discredit the Assad regime.

Donald Trump (L) and Vladimir Putin (R)

Analysis: Trump's strikes on Syria and the muddled strategy behind them

While US President Donald Trump has made a bold decision in ordering the airstrike on Syria following the chemical attack, what policy, if any, stands behind the move?

US President Donald Trump delivers an statement about missile strikes on a Syrian airbase, at his Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, April 6, 2017.