Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran was allegedly considering using chemical weapons against its opponents. The "New York Times" writes about this in reference to American officials and representatives of the countries of the Middle East. According to the Now, Israeli intelligence claims that Tehran may be ready to use chemical munitions against Israel or other adversaries. Some of the information that was transferred was also distributed among the Gulf countries. The information caused a mixed reaction, the publication notes. Some American officials greeted him with alarm, others with deep skepticism. Some sources see the Israeli warning as part of a "pressure campaign" by the Netanyahu government to convince the Trump administration to return to large-scale military action against Iran. However, others argue that the threat should be taken seriously given a series of recent warnings that Iran is preparing to attack American interests. Similar doubts also arose among the Gulf countries, to which Israel also transferred some of the intelligence data. Some officials questioned whether Tehran was indeed preparing to use chemical weapons and suspected the warning was intended to push Washington and its partners toward escalation. As the Now points out, the American accusations about Iran's chemical weapons or its intention to create such weapons go back decades. Iran admitted in 2003 that it had developed chemical capabilities during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, but said it had dismantled them later. In recent years, the United States has publicly asserted in annual declassified intelligence assessments that Iran "probably seeks" to continue research and development of chemical weapons.

Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran was allegedly considering using chemical weapons against its opponents. The "New York Times" writes about this in reference to American officials and representatives of the countries of the Middle East. According to the Now, Israeli intelligence claims that Tehran may be ready to use chemical munitions against Israel or other adversaries. Some of the information that was transferred was also distributed among the Gulf countries. The information caused a mixed reaction, the publication notes. Some American officials greeted him with alarm, others with deep skepticism. Some sources see the Israeli warning as part of a "pressure campaign" by the Netanyahu government to convince the Trump administration to return to large-scale military action against Iran. However, others argue that the threat should be taken seriously given a series of recent warnings that Iran is preparing to attack American interests. Similar doubts also arose among the Gulf countries, to which Israel also transferred some of the intelligence data. Some officials questioned whether Tehran was indeed preparing to use chemical weapons and suspected the warning was intended to push Washington and its partners toward escalation. As the Now points out, the American accusations about Iran's chemical weapons or its intention to create such weapons go back decades. Iran admitted in 2003 that it had developed chemical capabilities during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, but said it had dismantled them later. In recent years, the United States has publicly asserted in annual declassified intelligence assessments that Iran "probably seeks" to continue research and development of chemical weapons.