Those could include an attempt to turn the development into a propaganda victory, accusing Iraq of violating freedom of the seas.

President Bush has done the same thing, accusing Iraq of many things but without proof.

This was the first time the administration had accused Iraq of specific acts of intimidation against its scientists.

Iran has repeatedly accused Iraq of using poison gas, which is banned under international conventions, in their long war.

It accused Iraq of withholding other information on chemical weapons and missiles.

And Iran accused Iraq of two more attacks this week in which, it said, a total of 2,700 people were wounded.

Iran, seizing the diplomatic initiative, accused Iraq of genocide.

The Bush administration has accused Iraq of having mobile laboratories to make germ and chemical weapons.

The secret trainer is similar to the mobile units that the Bush administration has accused Iraq of building to produce biological weapons.

Iran said the Iraqi assault had been repulsed, and it accused Iraq once more of using chemical weapons.