Chemical bombing of Sardasht

Chemical bombing of Sardasht
	Part of Iran–Iraq War
	; News of the 1987 chemical bombing of Sardasht in Kayhan newspaper
Date	28 June 1987
Location	36°09′19″N 45°28′44″E / 36.15528°N 45.47889°E
Result	Out of 12,000 inhabitants, 8,000 were exposed. Many of the 95% who survived the gas attack developed serious long-term complications over the next few years. These included serious respiratory problems, eye lesions, skin problems, and immune system dysfunction;
Belligerents
Iraq	Iran
Casualties and losses
	130 deaths (109 civilians; 21 military and other)

On 28 June 1987, Iraq dropped mustard gas bombs on Sardasht, West Azerbaijan, Iran. In two separate bombing runs on four residential areas, the attack killed 130 people and injured 8,000. The gas attacks occurred during the Iran–Iraq War when Iraq frequently used chemical weapons against Iranian civilians and soldiers.

In 2006, a quarter of the town's 20,000 residents were still experiencing severe illnesses from the attacks. The film Walnut Tree (2020) was inspired by the event.