Operation Karbala 1 concludes with Iran retaking Mehran

Baroness Young said Britain would urge Iran and Iraq to implement Resolution 582 and cooperate with the UN secretary-general’s mediation.

McFarlane, North and other U.S. delegates arrived in Tehran with HAWK spare parts. Negotiations sought hostage releases and further contacts, while Iranian interlocutors demanded the remaining parts...

McFarlane’s party departed Tehran after inconclusive negotiations. Iranian interlocutors had not arranged the immediate release of all American hostages promised by intermediary Ghorbanifar.

MEES reported the tanker Energy Mobility attacked south of Kharg while in ballast. A further attack during repairs the next day illustrates the continuing danger to oil transport.

Iranian forces launched an offensive around Mehran, a town that had changed hands during the war. The operation reflected the continued strategic importance of border towns and Iran’s effort to answer...

American hostage Lawrence Jenco was released in Lebanon. His release was followed by negotiations over sending Iran HAWK spare parts withheld after the unsuccessful Tehran mission.

The remaining HAWK spare parts were delivered to Iran on 3–4 August after Reagan approved the transfer. The supplies followed renewed bargaining after Jenco’s release.

Ali Khamenei rejected Saddam Hussein’s latest peace offer, portraying it as a response to Iraqi weakness rather than a basis for ending the war.

Iraqi aircraft attacked Sirri Island, extending pressure on Iran’s oil-export network beyond Kharg. Iran had used shuttle tankers and more distant facilities to sustain exports during the tanker war.

UPI relayed a report citing U.S. officials who described China as Iran’s leading arms supplier. The account portrayed Chinese supplies as a challenge to Washington’s effort to restrict Iran’s imports.