French shipment of Super Étendards to Iraq is reported

Abe separately met both foreign ministers, urging restraint amid tension over aircraft supplied to Iraq.

Iranian workers capped a leaking Nowruz well despite wartime danger. Environmental incident records state that eleven people died during the operation.

Khomeini warned that escalation by Iraq could provoke Iran to strangle Gulf oil supplies. The anniversary speech connected military pressure with the region’s oil-export routes.

Japan dispatched Nakajima to Iraq after threats against the Iran-Japan petrochemical project, seeking reconsideration.

An internal U.S. memorandum examined financial, diplomatic and military options to favor Iraq. It treated a possible Iranian victory and disruption of Gulf oil exports as threats to U.S. interests.

Rafsanjani warned that attacks destroying Iran’s oil-export facilities could bring severe wider consequences. His sermon responded to reports of French Super Etendard aircraft going to Iraq.

Iran launched an offensive in the northern sector, penetrating several kilometres into Iraq. The operation involved terrain and supply challenges different from the southern front and demonstrated the...

A U.S. monitoring report recorded Iranian news agency accusations of Iraqi chemical attacks. The document preserves Iran’s public allegation rather than an independent investigation finding.

Iran reported Iraqi missile attacks on Dezful and other western cities. Its account described residents gathering to rescue people from damaged residential areas.

Japan hosted Iraq’s trade minister Ali and urged protection of its Iranian petrochemical project and restraint.