Iran files its Flight 655 Memorial

Rafsanjani said he would require UN involvement in any meeting with Saddam Hussein about durable peace. Iran sought to retain the international framework around direct negotiations.

The Court extended deadlines for the initial written pleadings.

A French parliamentary answer described continuing Franco-Iranian negotiations and arbitration. It documented an unresolved dispute, not a final settlement.

Velayati and Aziz met directly in Geneva as efforts to formalize peace revived. The meeting reopened a route for bilateral bargaining alongside the UN process.

MEES reported a Kanematsu Gosho arrangement for Iranian crude with advance payment. The report illustrates oil-linked financing; its publication day was not the start of every delivery.

Iraq announced it would release prisoners captured during the war with Iran. Large-scale returns followed two years after the ceasefire.

Rafsanjani said Iran still wanted Iraq to leave Kuwait despite Iraq’s peace overtures. Iran’s bilateral war settlement and its stance on Kuwait were distinct issues.

ICRC-supervised mass repatriation began. Iranian captives could return home, while Iran also released Iraqi prisoners.

Air shuttles began alongside border transfers at Qasr-e-Shirin. ICRC-chartered flights also carried wounded and sick prisoners.

The Arak-Hamedan oil-products pipeline was inaugurated, extending domestic fuel transport infrastructure during reconstruction. A nearby depot’s unfinished work was a separate project.