Iran reports preparations to return disabled Iraqi prisoners

The Secretary-General expressed concern about the resumption of attacks on civilian areas in Iran and Iraq. The appeal addressed the renewed danger to urban populations as the war continued.

Iraq bombed Tehran, and Iran acknowledged injuries. Iraq also announced raids on Qazvin and Kashan, extending pressure beyond the capital.

India’s Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi pledged efforts to help end the Iran–Iraq war. The statement continued Non-Aligned diplomatic engagement with the conflict.

A Tehran resident contacted by UPI described many people fleeing after repeated Iraqi raids. The account records displacement and disruption in the capital.

MEES reported renewed problems in Talbot’s car-kit arrangement with Iran Khodro. An earlier financing plan tied kit purchases to Iranian crude sales, linking industrial supply to oil income.

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.

An Iraqi air raid damaged Kharg Island’s T-junction loading pier. The attack threatened the oil-export facilities supporting Iran’s wartime revenues.