Chemical weapons

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

He also said that Iran had lost its capability to produce nuclear weapons during Operation Roaring Lion, adding that the US and Israeli strikes had 'pushed it back considerably.'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial ceremony for Theodor Herzl at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026
Flowers and candles are arranged next to pictures of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a makeshift memorial, in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin on February 17, 2026.

UK sanctions Russians that allegedly developed chemical weapons used to kill Navalny

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping inspect an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 20, 2026.

Russia approved secret China military training at top level, sources say

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

The most dangerous component of Iran’s arsenal - opinion


In Holocaust Remembrance speech, Netanyahu responds to Iranian threats of retaliation

“Standing up to evil and aggression is a mission for every generation – no generation is exempt from the task, and woe to the generation that evades it.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Yad Vashem's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony

'Imminent' responses to Syria chemical weapons attack

After a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria last week that killed dozens, Russia and the US are sparring over their responses.

PEOPLE WALK through debris in the center of Afrin, Syria, on March 24, 2018.

Prospect of U.S. attacks in Syria raises security concerns in Israel

A member of Netanyahu's cabinet said that Israel is "taking seriously" an Iranian threat to respond to a susptected Israeli strike on an airbase in Syria.

A US military convoy is seen on the main road in Raqqa, Syria July 31, 2017.

German company involved in Syrian chemical attacks defies U.S. warnings

“The victims of the Assad regime are paying the price for this mistake,” says German politician Volker Beck.

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

Ex-security official: Israel seeks to avoid Russian interests in Syria

Former National Security Council head Yaakov Amidror said that Russia "can't complain" if Israel targets Iranians in Syria.

Civil defense help a man from a shelter in the besieged town of Douma in eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, February 22, 2018.

Analysis: Strike in Syria shows Netanyahu follows through on threats

The message of Israel's alleged strike on Homs is clear: Israel has interests and intends to act upon them.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a visit of an army base in the West Bank settlement of Beit El near Ramallah January 10, 2017

U.S. pushes U.N. action on Syria gas attacks after Trump threat

The Syrian government and its key ally Russia have denied involvement in the attack on Douma.

A girl looks on following alleged chemical weapons attack, in what is said to be Douma, Syria in this still image from video obtained by Reuters on April 8, 2018

Timeline of Syria’s chemical weapons investigations

The world has been dealing with Syria's chemical weapons for the past five years

Don’t let Syria’s chemical-weapons attack go unpunished

If the international community allows this attack to pass without punishment then we will see more attacks in Syria with chemical weapons.

An image grab from a video released by the Syrian civil defence in Douma shows an unidentified volunteer holding an oxygen mask over a child's face at a hospital following a reported chemical attack on the rebel-held town on April 8, 2018

Defense minister: Israel will likely have to go it alone on Syria

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman also slammed the global community's willful ignorance of events in Syria while they criticize Israel's actions on the Gaza border.

Defense Minister Liberman tours northern border