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March 6, 1984: State Department Confirms Iraqi Use of Chemical Weapons

1984-03-06

A US Department of State telegram reports, “The United States has concluded that the available evidence substantiates Iran’s charges that Iraq used chemical weapons.” [US Department of State, 3/1984 pdf file ; New York Times, 3/6/1984; Cole, 1997, pp. 24; New York Times, 2/13/2003]