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thebulletin.org
What should be done about Iran's potential secret chemical and biological weapons programs? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), part of an expatriate opposition group once designated by the United States as a terrorist organization but de-listed in 2012, has alleged that researchers associated with the IRGC and Ministry of Defense conducted research on plague, cholera and anthrax, highly pathogenic bacteria well known as biological weapons agents, and aflatoxin, a toxin weaponized by Iraq in the 1990s though considered of limited military utility.
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nti.org
Iran | WMD Capabilities and Nonproliferation Overview
Nuclear program and personnel have been targets of sabotage and assassinations, as well as, in June 2025, Israeli and U.S. air strikes · Will likely attempt to rebuild its uranium enrichment and conversion capabilities that were damaged by the Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in June 2025 · Denies acquisition or production of biological weapons
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unitedagainstnucleariran.com
Iran’s Chemical and Biological Weapons Programs: An Under-Appreciated Threat | UANI
As policymakers continue to focus on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic-missile programs, they aren’t paying enough attention to another danger—Tehran’s pursuit of chemical and biological weapons (CW and BW, respectively). The regime has operated—and may still carry on with—CW and BW programs, but much of the credible open-source reporting on them is several years old.
en.wikipedia.org
Iran and weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia
<strong>Iran</strong> is not known to currently possess <strong>weapons</strong> of mass destruction and has signed treaties repudiating the development and possession of WMD including the Non-Proliferation Treaty, <strong>Biological</strong> <strong>Weapons</strong> Convention, <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Weapons</strong> Convention, and Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
defensenews.com
Iran’s other would-be WMD program lies in ruins following strikes by Israel and the US
<strong>Many of the sites that were struck, like the headquarters of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) or the Malek Ashtar University of Technology, were hit for their roles in the nuclear and missile programs rather than their chemical and biological research</strong>...
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armscontrol.org
Arms Control and Proliferation Profile: Iran | Arms Control Association
The United States accused Iran in 2021 of non-compliance with the CWC for an incomplete stockpile and facilities declaration and alleged concern that Iran may be pursuing pharmaceutical-based agents for a military purpose. In the 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment, the U.S. intelligence community repeated its assessment that Iran "very likely aims to continue R&D of chemical and biological agents for offensive purposes."
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