First Geneva peace round closes without a settlement

Resolution 620 condemned chemical weapons use and called for stricter controls on relevant exports. Adopted after the ceasefire, it addressed failures of prevention that mattered to Iranian chemical...

MEES reported plans to restore the war-devastated Abadan refinery. Rebuilding energy infrastructure was an immediate economic task after the August ceasefire.

Khomeini addressed Khamenei, Mousavi and cabinet members during Government Week, calling for people’s participation in reconstruction. Recovery now required rebuilding war-damaged areas and mobilizing...

The Secretary-General appointed Jan Eliasson as his personal representative on implementation of Resolution 598. The appointment established a continuing channel for unresolved peace issues.

Khomeini rejected Prime Minister Mousavi’s resignation and instructed him to continue serving within the Constitution. The exchange exposed tensions in Iran’s government just after the ceasefire.

Britain and Iran agreed in New York to restore full diplomatic representation. The agreement opened a post-ceasefire path toward reopening embassies.

Iran’s Ali Akbar Velayati and Iraq’s Tariq Aziz met with Pérez de Cuéllar at the UN. The meeting continued efforts to settle the war’s unresolved political terms.

Khomeini issued policies for postwar reconstruction, including support for veterans and bereaved families, productive investment and less dependence on oil. The message connected recovery with defense...

At the General Assembly, Velayati proposed an international day against chemical warfare and urged preventive measures and punishment, carrying Iran’s accountability demands beyond the ceasefire.

King Fahd made conciliatory remarks about Iran as Saudi Arabia considered improving relations after the ceasefire and the earlier diplomatic rupture.