Mohammad Ebrahim Hemmat is killed during Kheibar

Iran reported renewed alleged chemical bombing and said information had been forwarded to the International Committee of the Red Cross, hoping it would establish facts and prepare a report.

Iran informed the secretary-general of alleged chemical-weapons use and missile and air attacks since late February, linking battlefield complaints with civilian protection.

A U.S. cable reported that a shipment of 22,000 pounds of a chemical bound for Iraq had been held. Officials sought assurances about its claimed pesticide use because of possible weapons applications.

Officials circulated a draft press statement for 5 March condemning Iraqi chemical weapons use. This record dates the preparation of the statement, rather than its later public delivery.

Austrian doctors said Iranian soldiers’ burns might result from chemical weapons. Treatment abroad brought clinical evidence and uncertainty into public discussion of the war.

Rajaie Khorassani invoked Resolution 37/98 D to demand an immediate chemical-weapons inquiry, arguing that the secretary-general did not need another UN organ’s involvement.

An Iranian soldier treated for suspected chemical burns died at Stockholm’s Karolinska Hospital. The death shows the severity of injuries requiring treatment outside Iran.

Iran reported an alleged chemical attack that day in the Hur-al-Howizeh region. Its UN letter explicitly said casualty details were not yet available.

Four UN specialists arrived in Tehran to investigate Iran’s chemical-weapons allegations, beginning the on-site phase of the March 1984 mission.

Iran transmitted Mirza Taheri’s appeal for UNEP to condemn chemical warfare and address its environmental consequences, extending the complaint beyond battlefield injuries.