The Security Council called on Iran and Iraq to refrain immediately from further use of force and resolve their dispute peacefully. Iran objected that the resolution did not identify Iraq as the...
The Council called for a ceasefire, withdrawal to internationally recognized boundaries, and negotiations. Iran viewed the timing through its recent battlefield gains and continued to demand...
The Security Council condemned attacks on civilian shipping and called for respect for the right of navigation. This reflected the widening conflict beyond the land front as Iraq and Iran attacked oil...
The Council called for an immediate ceasefire, withdrawal, prisoner release, and a comprehensive settlement. Iran continued to insist that a settlement address the aggression and its consequences. The...
Resolution 598 called for an immediate ceasefire, withdrawal to internationally recognized boundaries, prisoner exchanges, and a comprehensive settlement. Iran initially withheld acceptance, arguing...
The Council condemned the continued use of chemical weapons and called on both sides to refrain from using them. Although the resolution followed reports of Iraqi attacks and Iran’s complaints, it...
The Council expressed deep distress at the destruction of Iran Air Flight 655 by a missile fired from a U.S. warship and regret for the loss of innocent lives. It also reaffirmed Resolution 598 as the...
Resolution 619 established UNIIMOG to verify and supervise the ceasefire and withdrawal. The observer mission provided an international monitoring mechanism for the end of hostilities and reflected...
