First month of mass returns brings thousands home

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.

The third unit of the Kangan gas plant was inaugurated, completing the first phase. Completion of that phase did not establish that the subsequent expansion was finished.

Tariq Aziz visited Tehran and held talks with Velayati on lasting peace and the Gulf crisis. The visit followed Iraq’s acceptance of Iran’s settlement terms in August.

Iraq’s news agency announced restoration of diplomatic relations with Iran after ministerial talks. The announcement is retained separately from later operational steps.

Resolution 671 continued UNIIMOG’s mandate to monitor the ceasefire and withdrawal. Iran’s border security remained subject to international observation.

Iran and Britain resumed diplomatic relations after their 1989 break. A later British parliamentary answer gives the date and distinguishes it from reopening embassies.

MEES reported that Iran awaited a German response concerning reconstruction of the Bushehr nuclear plant. Awaiting a response did not establish an agreed restart of construction.

MEES reported Foreign Minister Velayati’s commitment to observing the UN embargo against Iraq. This entry records the declared policy, not an independent audit of all cross-border trade.

South Korea’s Daelim received a contract for an ethylene plant at Bandar Khomeini. The award was a step in industrial development, rather than evidence of completed production.