Security Council urges controls on chemical weapons precursors

After visiting Oshnavieh, the UN team discussed and evaluated its survey findings in Tehran and met Foreign Ministry officials, assessing evidence before laboratory work and reporting.

Samples collected during the Oshnavieh survey reached Umea’s laboratory. The subsequent analysis identified mustard in the air sample and traces in a soil sample, supporting the technical evidence.

Aghazadeh said Iran would continue a pipeline project intended to reach beyond Hormuz despite peace negotiations. Export-route security remained a priority as the war approached a ceasefire.

The Secretary-General issued a further report on investigations into chemical weapons allegations in the Iran–Iraq conflict. It appeared one day before the ceasefire took effect.

Iranian and Iraqi foreign ministers met under UN auspices five days after the ceasefire began. Talks soon deadlocked over the Shatt al-Arab, showing that ending active fighting did not settle the...

MEES reported plans to restore the war-devastated Abadan refinery. Rebuilding energy infrastructure was an immediate economic task after the August ceasefire.

Khomeini addressed Khamenei, Mousavi and cabinet members during Government Week, calling for people’s participation in reconstruction. Recovery now required rebuilding war-damaged areas and mobilizing...

The Secretary-General appointed Jan Eliasson as his personal representative on implementation of Resolution 598. The appointment established a continuing channel for unresolved peace issues.

Khomeini rejected Prime Minister Mousavi’s resignation and instructed him to continue serving within the Constitution. The exchange exposed tensions in Iran’s government just after the ceasefire.

The first Geneva round ended after talks beginning in August. Iran and Iraq still needed agreement on withdrawal and other terms to turn the ceasefire into lasting peace.