Benjamin Weir is released after the TOW delivery

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.

An Israeli-chartered aircraft delivered 408 TOW missiles to Iran. The covert supply channel offered Tehran U.S.-origin equipment while the war with Iraq continued.

Hossein Ali Montazeri wrote to Khomeini criticizing the war’s costs and rivalry between the Army and Revolutionary Guards. He urged more coordinated leadership and greater attention to expert advice.

Ghorbanifar met U.S. and Israeli contacts in Washington and sought HAWK, Sidewinder, Harpoon and Phoenix missiles. The meeting records Iran-related procurement requests, not delivery of every weapon...

Howe set out British guidelines restricting lethal equipment and supplies that could prolong the war. He said the rules had been adopted in December 1984, while allowing qualified existing...

MEES reported suppliers competing for pipe contracts in Iran’s proposed oil-export network bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. The project sought alternatives to vulnerable wartime sea routes.

Iran reported that alleged chemical artillery fire on Minou Island on 2 November severely injured eight people, requesting circulation of the complaint at the Security Council.