Iran reports bombing of Andimeshk and Dezful

Five hundred U.S.-made TOW missiles held in Israel were delivered to Iran through the second channel. Public exposure of the secret initiative followed within days.

The Lebanese publication Al-Shiraa reported McFarlane’s secret visit to Tehran. The disclosure brought Iran’s covert U.S. arms contacts into public view and destabilized the initiative.

Reagan publicly acknowledged sending weapons to Iran but denied trading arms for hostages. His televised address sought to defend the initiative after its exposure.

The White House disclosed that proceeds from arms sales to Iran had been diverted to Nicaraguan contra forces. The revelation expanded the controversy beyond the secret supply relationship with...

Iraqi warplanes attacked Iran’s Larak oil-shipping facility near the Strait of Hormuz, setting tankers on fire. The raid endangered an export route developed away from Iraq’s earlier strikes on Kharg.

UPI relayed Jane’s reporting that Soviet arms reached Iran through intermediaries. The account contrasted indirect Iranian access with the Soviet Union’s role as Iraq’s principal supplier.

A Commons question challenged restrictions affecting chemical-defense equipment. Howe said he knew of no relevant export-license applications and referred to Britain’s existing wartime guidelines.

Shultz told Congress that Washington would discourage further arms sales to Iran and linked better relations to ending the war and changing other policies.

Iran and the Soviet Union signed a protocol after their first economic commission meeting since 1980. The talks reopened a formal channel for economic cooperation during the war.

UPI relayed allegations that Iraq received CIA intelligence while Washington also supplied arms to Iran. The account highlighted how outside assistance could affect Iran’s military and economic...