The first War of the Cities phase subsides

Iran’s UN correspondence reported Iraqi missiles damaging homes, a hospital and a school in Dezful. The account documents Iranian claims about harm to civilian services.

Ali Akbar Velayati welcomed fact-finding but accused Iraq’s supporters of obstructing an effective UN response. His letter sought examination of chemical warfare evidence and documented Iran’s...

Iran launched two linked offensives along a broad front between Mehran and Bostan. The attacks aimed to stretch Iraqi defenses and secure strategic ground; they formed part of a costly cycle of...

Iranian jets attacked Baghdad’s outskirts and a nearby city in retaliation for Iraqi raids. Iraqi reporting described civilian casualties, exposing the harm of reciprocal urban attacks.

Velayati told the Conference on Disarmament that Iranian chemical casualties exposed a gap between treaty negotiations and effective protection against chemical warfare.

The linked offensives ended after a large-scale advance along the central front. Their limited results contrasted with Iran’s simultaneous major push toward Basra and the Majnoon Islands, illustrating...

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.

Iran informed the secretary-general of alleged chemical-weapons use and missile and air attacks since late February, linking battlefield complaints with civilian protection.

A U.S. cable reported that a shipment of 22,000 pounds of a chemical bound for Iraq had been held. Officials sought assurances about its claimed pesticide use because of possible weapons applications.

Officials circulated a draft press statement for 5 March condemning Iraqi chemical weapons use. This record dates the preparation of the statement, rather than its later public delivery.