Iraqi aircraft damage Kharg’s oil-loading pier

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...

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.

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.

American hostage Benjamin Weir was released in Beirut one day after Iran received a further TOW shipment. His release became a central result of the emerging arms-for-hostages channel.