Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas 2 concludes with limited gains

At his summit-ending press conference, Gorbachev argued for more time for UN diplomacy on the war, leaving the U.S. push for an immediate embargo unresolved.

An Iranian technical delegation arrived in Ankara to negotiate a proposed route from Khuzestan to Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. The project sought an overland alternative for oil exports.

In a letter to Khamenei, Khomeini argued that government authority could override other obligations when necessary. His examples included conscription and economic regulation, issues central to Iran’s...

Madarshahi informed the UN of alleged chemical artillery fire at Sardasht on 11 January, reporting injuries without a precise casualty total.

Iranian forces launched a winter offensive in the Mawat area, seeking high ground and bargaining leverage. The operation made limited gains and showed that Tehran continued to seek battlefield...

Iran and New Zealand reached an agreement exchanging Iranian crude for meat and dairy products. The arrangement used oil to obtain food while Iran faced wartime economic constraints.

Shultz proposed a mandatory embargo with a thirty-day delay during Moscow talks. Shevardnadze stressed Soviet concerns over Iraq’s staying power and the U.S. Gulf fleet.

An Iraqi air attack damaged Tehran’s refinery. The strike deepened pressure on domestic fuel supplies before the renewed missile campaign against the capital.

Reports described Iraqi bombing of a Tehran hospital and the first reported Iraqi missile attack on the capital. Iran had fired missiles at Baghdad earlier that day.

Pérez de Cuéllar called for an end to attacks during renewed escalation. His intervention pressed for restraint while implementation of the broader UN peace plan remained unresolved.