Cable reports a chemical shipment held for scrutiny

Velayati told the Conference on Disarmament that Iranian chemical casualties exposed a gap between treaty negotiations and effective protection against chemical warfare.

The period of intensified attacks on cities ended without a durable settlement or effective protection for civilians. The escalation showed how each side used urban bombardment to impose costs and...

The linked offensives ended after a large-scale advance along the central front. Their limited results contrasted with Iran’s simultaneous major push toward Basra and the Majnoon Islands, illustrating...

Iran reported renewed alleged chemical bombing and said information had been forwarded to the International Committee of the Red Cross, hoping it would establish facts and prepare a report.

Iran informed the secretary-general of alleged chemical-weapons use and missile and air attacks since late February, linking battlefield complaints with civilian protection.

Officials circulated a draft press statement for 5 March condemning Iraqi chemical weapons use. This record dates the preparation of the statement, rather than its later public delivery.

Austrian doctors said Iranian soldiers’ burns might result from chemical weapons. Treatment abroad brought clinical evidence and uncertainty into public discussion of the war.

Hemmat, commander of the IRGC’s 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division, was killed during Operation Kheibar near the Majnoon Islands. His death marked a major command loss in the marsh fighting.

Rajaie Khorassani invoked Resolution 37/98 D to demand an immediate chemical-weapons inquiry, arguing that the secretary-general did not need another UN organ’s involvement.

An Iranian soldier treated for suspected chemical burns died at Stockholm’s Karolinska Hospital. The death shows the severity of injuries requiring treatment outside Iran.