USA vs. Iran

[Schneemann]

Es redet ja beinahe alle Welt nur von den Risiken und Gefahren des iranischen Atomprogramms - jüngst hat Blinken wieder davor gewarnt -, dabei gibt es noch andere Waffen im iranischen Arsenal, die ebenso Anlass zur Sorge sein sollten.

United States Imposes Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Chemical Weapons Research and Development

The Department of State is today imposing sanctions on Hakiman Shargh Research Company for its involvement in Iran’s chemical weapons research and development. These sanctions are being imposed pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their supporters.

The United States is designating the company for engaging or attempting to engage in activities or transactions that materially contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Iran. This sanctions action follows the United States’ repeated calls for Iran to remedy its noncompliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), including at this week’s meeting of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. [...]

The United States will continue to counter any efforts by the Iranian regime to develop chemical weapons, including those that may be used by its proxies and partners to support Iran’s destabilizing agenda of inciting and prolonging conflict around the world.

https://www.state.gov/united-states-impo...velopment/

Während mögliche Atomwaffen natürlich eine enorme Gefahr darstellen würden, so würden sie doch wohl eher im Iran selbst verbleiben. Chemische Waffen allerdings - oder auch das Knowhow sie zu produzieren - können jedoch wesentlich leichter an Proxies abgegeben werden, und es wäre ein immenses Risiko, wenn irgendwann die Houthis oder die Hisbollah C-Waffen im Lager hätten...

Schneemann