Iraq announces a temporary pause in bombing Iranian towns

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.

Iran reported Iraqi raids on numerous cities during the revolution’s eighth anniversary. Iran fired a missile at Baghdad in response, linking public commemoration with urban warfare.

Nasrollah Kazemi Kamyab asked the Conference on Disarmament to take effective steps against chemical-weapons use, arguing that enforcement protected humanitarian law beyond Iran alone.

Swedish customs accused Bofors of illegally routing explosives and ammunition to Iran and Syria. The investigation exposed alleged intermediary routes around Sweden’s restrictions on wartime arms...

Iran alleged Iraqi aircraft bombed towns and villages on 11–15 February, reporting civilian deaths and injuries. Iraq filed contrary allegations; the UN records both claims without independently...

The pause announced by Iraq took effect, while both governments continued to exchange allegations of attacks and the announcement excluded military targets. The conditional measure did not end the War...

In response to Iraqi allegations, Iran said its retaliatory actions were aimed at industrial and economic quarters and that it remained committed to avoiding civilian areas. These are Iran’s stated...

The Tower Commission issued its report on the U.S. Iran initiative. Its review helped expose failures in decision-making and oversight surrounding secret arms transfers to Iran.

Iran said it would welcome any verifiable international initiative requiring strict observance of the laws governing hostilities. Tehran continued to demand effective action against attacks on...

Kuwaiti tankers were placed under the American flag, a decision that brought U.S. naval protection to shipping linked to Iraq’s Gulf partners. Iran viewed the growing foreign military presence as a...