📅 18 Augustus 1983
Rajaie Khorassani reported alleged Iraqi chemical bombing during the Val Fajr 2 fighting and attacks on villages. His letter placed the complaint before the United Nations.
📅 2 Maart 1984
Iran informed the secretary-general of alleged chemical-weapons use and missile and air attacks since late February, linking battlefield complaints with civilian protection.
📅 8 Maart 1984
Rajaie Khorassani invoked Resolution 37/98 D to demand an immediate chemical-weapons inquiry, arguing that the secretary-general did not need another UN organ’s involvement.
📅 9 Maart 1984
Iran reported an alleged chemical attack that day in the Hur-al-Howizeh region. Its UN letter explicitly said casualty details were not yet available.
📅 20 Maart 1985
Rajaie Khorassani reported alleged chemical capsule attacks east of Majnoon and requested UN action. The letter’s hospitalization figures were Iranian claims.
📅 25 April 1985
Iran alleged that chemical projectiles fired at Khorramshahr on 17 April caused eye and throat irritation, adding another dated complaint to the UN record.
📅 4 November 1985
Iran reported that alleged chemical artillery fire on Minou Island on 2 November severely injured eight people, requesting circulation of the complaint at the Security Council.
📅 11 November 1985
Rajaie Khorassani corrected an Iraqi response to Iran’s Minou Island complaint, explaining that his earlier letter reported eight injured people, not eight deaths.
📅 10 September 1986
Rajaie Khorassani reported alleged chemical attacks on Sheikh Salah, Javanrood and Bamoo Heights on 8 September, promising further details of casualties and weapons.
📅 6 Februari 1987
Iran requested a UN chemical-weapons mission and offered access to bomb remnants and contaminated material inside Iran if experts could not enter the Iraqi operational area.
📅 29 Februari 1984
Iran reported renewed alleged chemical bombing and said information had been forwarded to the International Committee of the Red Cross, hoping it would establish facts and prepare a report.
