MEK forces launch Operation Forough-e Javidan from Iraq

Iraqi mustard-gas bombing struck Zardeh in western Iran after Tehran had accepted Resolution 598. The attack inflicted civilian injuries during the unsettled transition toward a ceasefire.

Iran dispatched Ali Akbar Velayati to New York to pursue the ceasefire. Fighting continued as diplomacy moved toward practical implementation of the UN resolution.

The Secretary-General issued a further report on the specialist mission. It examined patients and alleged chemical attacks in both countries, contributing to an expanding UN record of chemical warfare...

Iran submitted a letter concerning chemical weapons use after its acceptance of Resolution 598. The complaint showed that Tehran continued reporting battlefield harm while ceasefire arrangements...

Iran’s representative reported Iraqi military operations against civilian areas on 23 and 24 July. The 25 July letter documented a further civilian protection complaint during the ceasefire...

Iranian forces counterattacked MEK units advancing through Kermanshah province. The Iranian government portrayed the incursion as an Iraqi-backed attempt to exploit the ceasefire decision; Mersad...

UN officials urged consideration of direct talks, while Iranian representative Javad Zarif described the current meetings as consultations with the secretary-general.

Iraqi chemical bombing exposed people in Oshnavieh to mustard gas. Civilian harm continued before the agreed ceasefire took effect later in August.

A clinical addendum documented Iranian patients examined during the July mission, recording exposure histories, initial symptoms, protection and observed clinical signs. Patient reports and medical...

A separate clinical addendum recorded Iraqi patients’ reported exposure circumstances and examination findings from the July inquiry. It documented injuries without establishing Iranian responsibility...