Paris talks address weapons and intelligence on Iraq

The operation concluded without a decisive outcome. Iran’s simultaneous offensives across different sectors spread Iraqi forces but also strained Iranian logistics and manpower.

Iraq said cooperation on Resolution 582 depended on Iranian acceptance and agreement on a comprehensive timetable, including prompt withdrawal and prisoner exchange. Its reply was conditional.

While preparing their report, UN specialists received results from the Spiez laboratory in Switzerland, incorporating laboratory work into their Iranian chemical-weapons investigation.

The UN mission received results from the Swedish laboratory at Umea, adding a second laboratory’s analysis to the chemical evidence gathered during its Iranian fieldwork.

A Ghent toxicology report examined biological samples from Iranian patients treated in European hospitals, reporting mustard exposure and cholinesterase-inhibiting agents with qualifications on...

MEES reported Iranian netback deals with Japan’s Showa and Cosmo for March–May. The arrangements used Singapore product values, adapting sales terms during the oil-price collapse.

MEES reported the Majlis approving a budget with projected oil revenue of $18.6 billion. The approved forecast differed from the figure in Mousavi’s December draft.

Iran’s representative sent a letter concerning the Secretary-General’s report S/17911 on chemical weapons allegations. This entry records Iran’s response without adding an unsupported characterization...

Iraq announced bombing a refinery at Isfahan. Iran reported civilian injuries and threatened retaliation as attacks on economic targets raised fears of renewed urban warfare.

Dominguez reviewed European hospital analyses and photographs, supporting mustard poisoning and stating that agents inhibiting plasma cholinesterase might also have been used.