Operation Karbala 3 ends after limited gains

MEES reported sharply reduced Iranian exports after the Sirri attack and difficulties loading at Larak. Shifting terminals did not immediately remove Iran’s maritime supply bottlenecks.

Pakistan’s minister announced renewal of countertrade with Iran, exchanging Iranian crude and other products for wheat, rice and textiles. The arrangement connected oil earnings with food and consumer...

Rajaie Khorassani reported alleged chemical attacks on Sheikh Salah, Javanrood and Bamoo Heights on 8 September, promising further details of casualties and weapons.

A contact described in the Walsh report as Rafsanjani’s nephew began meetings in Washington. The 19–20 September talks developed another sequence of arms deliveries and hostage releases.

Shultz and Shevardnadze discussed efforts to stop the war without victors or vanquished. Soviet diplomacy with both sides had produced no settlement, according to the record.

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.

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.

U.S. participants and the second Iranian channel met in Frankfurt on 6–8 October. Negotiations continued over linked arms deliveries and hostage releases as the first channel lost its role.

Resolution 588 urged Iran and Iraq to implement Resolution 582 without delay and asked the Secretary-General to intensify his efforts. The Council continued seeking a settlement while combat...

Turkish officials said normal Iraqi oil flows continued despite Iran’s claims about strikes at Kirkuk. Competing accounts showed the strategic importance of export infrastructure.