Baghaei: War crimes and crimes against humanity are not subject to statute of limitations

According to the Foreign Policy Group of Tasnim News Agency, Ismail Baghaei, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country, wrote on his personal page on the X social network on the occasion of the anniversary of the chemical bombing of Sardasht: Today is the 38th anniversary of Saddam’s chemical attack on Sardasht in northwestern Iran. This was not the first time that the Iraqi dictator used chemical weapons in his aggressive war against Iran.

Noting that during the eight years of the imposed war, Saddam’s army repeatedly attacked Iranian soldiers and civilians using chemical gases, without being held accountable or punished by the international community, Baghaei said: “38 years after that crime, Iranians still demand that the truth be revealed and justice be served for those who equipped Saddam’s regime with chemical weapons. Germany, Britain, the United States, and the Netherlands each played a role in developing Iraq’s chemical weapons program in some way.” The spokesman for our country’s Foreign Ministry continued: “The role of German companies in Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction program was very significant, and the German government was actively aware of this issue.” Baghaei emphasized that Germany must accept its legal and moral responsibility by revealing the truth about its role in Iraq’s chemical weapons program, and said: “The Iranians’ demand for truth and justice will not fade, because war crimes and crimes against humanity are not subject to the statute of limitations.” The chemical bombing of Sardasht was a war crime and bombing that the Iraqi Air Force carried out on July 27, 1987, using chemical bombs in four crowded areas of the city of Sardasht, Iran.