U.S. officials circulate a proposed opening to Iran

Iraq bombed Tehran, and Iran acknowledged injuries. Iraq also announced raids on Qazvin and Kashan, extending pressure beyond the capital.

India’s Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi pledged efforts to help end the Iran–Iraq war. The statement continued Non-Aligned diplomatic engagement with the conflict.

A Tehran resident contacted by UPI described many people fleeing after repeated Iraqi raids. The account records displacement and disruption in the capital.

MEES reported renewed problems in Talbot’s car-kit arrangement with Iran Khodro. An earlier financing plan tied kit purchases to Iranian crude sales, linking industrial supply to oil income.

Iran told the UN that it had sent the Turkish Red Crescent a list of disabled Iraqi prisoners for repatriation. Notification of preparations does not prove every listed person returned that day.

David Kimche discussed renewed contact with Iran with Robert McFarlane. The proposed channel linked Iranian help with American hostages in Lebanon to reciprocal U.S. gestures, potentially including...

Kimche asked McFarlane whether Washington would permit Israeli sales of U.S.-made weapons to Iran and replenish Israel’s stocks. The talks helped turn a proposed political opening into an arms...

Iran’s Majlis approved renewing oil supplies to Syria for another year. The parliamentary act helped sustain economic support for Iran’s important Arab ally.

An Iraqi air raid damaged Kharg Island’s T-junction loading pier. The attack threatened the oil-export facilities supporting Iran’s wartime revenues.

Ali Khamenei won a second presidential term while the war continued. Only three candidates were approved to run; former prime minister Mehdi Bazargan was disqualified.