Iran Produced Novichok In 2016

Here is an astounding revelation from Craig Murray:

The line that novichoks can only be produced by Russia is now proven to be a complete lie. As I previously proved by referencing their publications, in 2013 the OPCW scientific advisory committee note the evidence was sparse that novichoks had ever been successfully produced, and that was still the line being published by Porton Down in 2016. You can find the hard evidence of all that here [refer to the article to find this link].

“I have now been sent the vital information that in late 2016, Iranian scientists set out to study whether novichoks really could be produced from commercially available ingredients. Iran succeeded in synthesising a number of novichoks. Iran did this in full cooperation with the OPCW and immediately reported the results to the OPCW so they could be added to the chemical weapons database.”

This makes complete nonsense of the Theresa May’s “of a type developed by Russia” line, used to parliament and the UN Security Council. This explains why Porton Down have refused to cave in to governmental pressure to say the nerve agent was Russian. If Iran can make a novichok, so can a significant number of states.

You can read the rest @
http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/first-recorded-successful-novichok-synthesis-2016-iran-cooperation-opcw/

This is a truly disturbing development, for at least three reasons:

1. it confirms that just about anyone can make novichok;
2. it suggests the US and UK are lying about Russian involvement in the Skripal affair; and
3. it appears to provide yet another excuse for the US and Israel to attack Iran.

Things are going from bad to worse in a hurry.

And here's a troubling question - why didn't the OPCW release this information themselves as soon as the UK made its recent claims about Russia?