📅 28 September 1986
In Bahrain, Iran’s oil minister backed a $19-per-barrel target by year’s end. Iran sought stronger prices as reduced market income intensified pressure on the wartime budget.
📅 3 October 1986
Gasoline rationing took effect with monthly limits of 60 liters for large vehicles and 40 for smaller ones. The oil minister described the measure as temporary protection for strategic fuel stocks.
📅 17 August 1988
Aghazadeh said Iran would continue a pipeline project intended to reach beyond Hormuz despite peace negotiations. Export-route security remained a priority as the war approached a ceasefire.
📅 29 August 1988
MEES reported plans to restore the war-devastated Abadan refinery. Rebuilding energy infrastructure was an immediate economic task after the August ceasefire.
