
Frog poison, tear gas and Novichok: Inside Russia’s chemical weapons programme
From Iran: The Latest
Published 2/18/2026

From Iran: The Latest
Published 2/18/2026
Two years ago, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in a Siberian penal colony. There was an outcry and many suspected foul play, but nothing could be proved. That is until last weekend, when five European countries including the UK announced that they had made a startling discovery:…