Iranian official dismisses claim Iran gave Libya shells for chemical weapons

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA)--Mohammed Javad Larijani, the secretary general of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, denied the allegation that Iran may have sent Libya shells for chemical weapons, the Washington Post reported on Monday. “I believe such comments are being fabricated by the U.S. to complete their project of Iranophobia in the region and all through the world. Surely this is another baseless story for demonizing the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he said. The Washington Post quoted U.S. officials as claiming that the Obama administration is investigating whether Iran supplied the Libyan government of Moammar Gaddafi with hundreds of special artillery shells for chemical weapons that Libya kept secret for decades. The shells, which Libya filled with highly toxic mustard agent, were uncovered in recent weeks by revolutionary fighters at two sites in central Libya.