Israeli intermediary raises arms sales to Iran

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.

McFarlane circulated a draft policy recommending trade and selected military equipment for Iran. Shultz and Weinberger opposed it; the proposal exposed divisions in Washington over relations with...

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...

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.

Israel delivered 96 U.S.-made TOW anti-tank missiles to Iran through intermediaries. No American hostage was freed after this initial shipment, showing the uncertain results of the secret arrangement.

MEES reported a Tehran trade agreement increasing Pakistan’s planned Iranian crude purchases from 10,000 to 20,000 barrels daily. The deal sought to expand bilateral exchanges during the war.