Israeli Claims of Iranian Chemical Weapons Divide U.S. Officials
The New York Times reports that Israeli intelligence asserting Iran may be moving to make chemical weapons operational has divided U.S. officials, some seeing alarm, others skepticism, and some viewing it as a Netanyahu pressure campaign to return to war. Amid eight months of war, the U.S. has built up forces and weighs strikes after the midterms while diplomats pursue an agreement, and Iran denies having chemical weapons.
