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Chemical Weapons  Iran will host the first international
conference dealing with the impact of chemical weapons upon
people. During the Iran-Iraq war which lasted from 1980-1988, it
is estimated over 100,000 Iranians died due to the use by Saddam
Hussein of chemical warfare. “Iran,” said Gholam Hossein
Dehghani, “is one of the greatest victims of chemical weapons
and no country in the world has suffered from the consequences
of chemical weapons as Iran.”  There is little doubt the United
States supported Saddam Hussein in his war against Iran. The
American press frequently cites evidence of the cruel use of
chemical weapons on the people of Kurdistan, but there is scant
mention of Saddam Hussein’s extensive use of chemical warfare in
his fight against Iran. America aided Saddam in that war and one
can only wonder if any American officials in the Reagan
administration knew what was going on, but never protested.