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Did Iran gas protesters? Report draws scrutiny to shadowy chemical weapons program (FoxNews report)
Ynet ^ | 2.26.26

Posted on 02/25/2026 7:10:45 PM PST by Words Matter

US think tank alleges Tehran used banned chemical agents during December unrest, urging international probe as Washington expands sanctions targeting Iran’s oil trade, missile and drone networks ahead of Geneva talks. Itamar Eichner|02.26.26

A new report published overnight Wednesday in the United States is urging the international community to investigate whether Iran’s government used chemical weapons to suppress anti-government protests that erupted in December and led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Iranians.

The report, published by Fox News and authored by the Washington-based think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies, raises concerns about what it describes as Tehran’s “shadowy chemical weapons program.”

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TOPICS: Iran; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: foxnews; gas; iran; islamofascism; mullahcracy

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1 posted on 02/25/2026 7:10:45 PM PST by Words Matter
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To: Words Matter

“””The report, published by Fox News and authored by the Washington-based think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies, raises concerns about what it describes as Tehran’s “shadowy chemical weapons program.””””

Good thing Cheney isn’t around. He would spend years bombing Iran looking for WMD


2 posted on 02/25/2026 7:13:20 PM PST by shelterguy
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Not fair to compare to 2003 Iraq


3 posted on 02/25/2026 7:14:49 PM PST by Words Matter
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“””Not fair to compare to 2003 Iraq””””

It was a tongue in cheek deal.


4 posted on 02/25/2026 7:15:41 PM PST by shelterguy
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To: shelterguy

President Trump doesn’t do that. It’s boom, and out.


5 posted on 02/25/2026 7:18:53 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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Twelver Shiism is the largest branch of Shia Islam, and is defined by its belief in twelve divinely ordained Imams (rightful successors to Muhammad). The last Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, supposedly went into occultation (a miraculously hidden state) in the 9th century. Twelvers claim the Mahdi will one day reappear to establish global justice.
Many of Iran’s clerics fervently believe that, before the Mahdi can be revealed, an apocalyptic battle must be fought between faithful Muslims and the forces of evil. As a result, some Iranian leaders—and possibly the Ayatollah himself—are motivated to trigger a nuclear war to fulfill the ancient prophecies and force the appearance of the hidden Mahdi.


I’m a Christian pastor who was born in Egypt. Here are 3 facts I learned about Iran’s nuclear obsession.
By Michael Youssef. Fox News.
Published June 29, 2025
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/im-christian-pastor-who-born-egypt-here-3-facts-i-learned-about-irans-nuclear-obsession


6 posted on 02/25/2026 7:20:00 PM PST by Words Matter
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To: cowboyusa

Correct


7 posted on 02/25/2026 7:20:24 PM PST by Words Matter
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To: Words Matter
The report, published by Fox News and authored by the Washington-based think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Ironically, Iran-apologist Tucker Carlson's dad was co-chief of this group for 8 years.

8 posted on 02/25/2026 7:43:00 PM PST by montag813
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To: Words Matter

This sounds like the crap we were fed before the Iraq war.


9 posted on 02/25/2026 8:02:02 PM PST by Fai Mao
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To: Fai Mao

President Trump is bending over backwards to not attack Iran. Trying every diplomatic solution.


10 posted on 02/25/2026 8:10:14 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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Enjoy your bio, Thank You !!


11 posted on 02/25/2026 8:13:04 PM PST by InkStone (ONLY returning to Faith in God, thru Jesus Yeshua, will save America)
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We should have dropped a nuke on 9/12. Instead Bush opened the door to Muslims. 😡


12 posted on 02/25/2026 8:16:45 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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That could be true. It still sounds like the stuff said before attacking Iraq. Not that this time it couldn’t be true. But I do not trust any news source. They are all liars, everyone, most of them all the time.


13 posted on 02/25/2026 8:30:16 PM PST by Fai Mao
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“This sounds like the crap we were fed before the Iraq war.”

There plenty of reason for regime change in Iran without the taint of failed neocons inventing shit.


14 posted on 02/25/2026 8:33:08 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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Reading on Twitter, that we want Israel to do the attack. The problem is, that Iran said that if Israel attacks, they will hit our bases anyway. Talks are planed for tomorrow.


15 posted on 02/25/2026 8:33:33 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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“...We should have dropped a nuke on 9/12. Instead Bush opened the door to Muslims. 😡...”

Yep....whadda stupid asrse he was for that that BS.
On 9/12, he should have announced that the U.S. is planning to nuke two islamic cities of THEIR choice. One for each tower brought down. They have 24 hours to get back to the US with which two cities are to be nuked. IF the US does not hear back in 24 hours, both Mecca and Medina will be turned into a sheet of glass....thank you for your attention in this matter.
Rest assured, THAT would have pushed these demonic, savage basstids back into the 7th century NEVER to attack the USA ever again.


16 posted on 02/25/2026 8:36:16 PM PST by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: Words Matter
So Iran had Saddam's WMDs after all.
17 posted on 02/25/2026 8:37:34 PM PST by McGruff
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So dumb to get rid of Sadam. Reagan played Iran and Iraq off of each other beautifully.


18 posted on 02/25/2026 8:48:11 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: shelterguy

Once again, President Trump has to clean up the globalists mess.


19 posted on 02/25/2026 8:50:50 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: Words Matter

Iran used chemical weapons on Iraq in its long war with them.

They would definitely be willing to use them on civilians.

All the anti Iraq BS stuff here is pure pro Democrat talking points.


20 posted on 02/25/2026 9:37:09 PM PST by lonestar67 (America is exceptional)
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