Iraqi envoy seeks a chemical weapons statement without naming Iraq

UN specialists examined aerial bombs brought from the war zone to Tehran and visited the coroner’s mortuary, expanding the evidence examined during their chemical-weapons inquiry.

The UN team examined patients at Tafti Stadium Infirmary in Ahvaz, received samples and later interviewed patients in a Tehran hospital, extending its clinical investigation.

The Iranian offensive toward Basra did not achieve its main strategic objective, but Iranian forces retained parts of the Majnoon Islands. The result created a contested island front and prompted...

Before further Baghdad talks, Rumsfeld requested a list of countries approached about arms transfers to Iran and the status of each approach. The cable documents Washington’s campaign to constrain...

A U.S. UN mission cable described British and Dutch efforts toward a Security Council response to chemical warfare and Iraq’s request for restraint. The discussion followed the UN experts’ report.

A State Department briefing announced licensing controls for five chemical compounds exported to Iran and Iraq. Applying the restrictions to both sides did not itself establish Iranian chemical...

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati visited Japan in April 1984, maintaining a diplomatic channel during the continuing war.

NSDD 139 directed a plan to avert Iraqi collapse and strengthened U.S. Gulf readiness. For Iran, the policy showed Washington’s determination to prevent a decisive Iranian victory.

Brown & Root announced a contract for an Iraqi oil-export pipeline project bypassing Hormuz. Alternative routes could sustain Iraq’s revenues despite wartime disruption.

A U.S. cable reported negotiations for 20–25 Bell helicopters for Iraq’s Defense Ministry. It stipulated that helicopters could not be configured for military use; negotiations are not proof of...