Rajiv Gandhi promises efforts to end the war

The secretary-general informed the Council president that he would use the original 1984 specialists for future chemical-weapons investigations when needed, establishing a continuing response...

Prince Saud al-Faisal arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders, seeking dialogue amid Saudi support for Iraq and continuing Iranian resistance.

Iran asked the United Nations to stop alleged violence and torture against Iranian prisoners in Iraq. The record preserves Tehran’s complaint without treating it as an independent finding.

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.

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.

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...