Delaying in the Syrian Chemical Weapons Removal; A True or False Argument?

All Syrian chemical weapons should have been shipped out of Syria up until December 31, 2013. This important event has not been done in the appointed deadline due to some reasons including: poor weather, logistical delay and the ongoing civil war in the country as the Syrian authorities claim. This unexpected event raises some important questions as follows.

1- Are these issues the main and true reasons behind the delay of chemical weapons removal from Syria?

Or

2-  Would the Syrian Regime want to play a game in this matter in order to get a upper hand or advantage with regard to the next Geneva conference?

3- Would the Iranian and Syrian Regimes want to transfer some of these chemical weapons to Lebanon and Hezbollah?

4- Would the Iranian Regime try to use this event and get an advantage of it, in order to achieve a better position with regards to its nuclear negotiation with the West?

5- Is there any correlation between this delay and increasing numbers of sectarian violence in Lebanon and Iraq?

6- Does anyone, any authority or any organization have any control or surveillance in this important matter?

7- Finally, does anyone trust the Iranian and Syrian Regimes in this important matter?



M. Sirani                             06.01.2014