IDF strikes Iranian factory linked to lethal chemical weapons program
An Iranian research and development facility used to transfer lethal chemical substances to the Iranian regime was struck Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed.
The factory, owned by the Tofiq Daru Company, was a major supplier of fentanyl to the SPND Organization, which is responsible for the development of chemical weapons for the Iranian regime, the IDF said.
Although operating under the guise of a civilian company, the facility supplied chemical substances — including fentanyl — for use in chemical weapons research and development.
The Tofiq Daru Company knowingly and consistently supplied this substance to the SPND Organization for use in its chemical weapons program, the IDF said.
“The strike on the Tofiq Daru Company impaired the Iranian terror regime's chemical weapons production capabilities,” the IDF added.
The IDF also said that before the strike, “precautionary measures were taken to minimize harm to civilians to the greatest extent possible.”
As previously reported by Fox News Digital, concerns existed about Iran's chemical weapons program.
A new report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) said policymakers paid little attention compared with Iran's highly scrutinized nuclear weapons program.
The FDD report outlined how the Iranian regime may have resorted to the unconventional use of chemical weapons while it faced protests in 2025.
Any use of chemical weapons by Iran would be in defiance of its obligations under the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention
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