Iraqi warplanes bomb Tehran and other Iranian towns

MEES reported that the Majlis budget committee reduced projected 1985–86 oil revenue to $17.5 billion, below the draft’s $20 billion. Revenue expectations shaped wartime spending choices.

Iran reported Iraqi aircraft striking a gasoline pumping station near Ahvaz and damaging steel-plant units. Energy and industrial facilities faced attacks alongside towns.

Iran reported Iraqi missiles hitting Ramhormoz and Khorramabad amid escalating attacks on settlements. Both countries’ urban reprisals undermined the civilian protection agreement.

Iran opened a major offensive intended to threaten the Basra region and cross the Tigris. The operation combined regular forces and revolutionary formations but faced entrenched Iraqi defenses and...

Iran reported an Iraqi missile attack on Borujerd alongside air raids on other cities. The account shows the reach of urban bombardment into western and central Iran.

Mehdi Bakeri, commander of the IRGC’s Ashura Division, was killed during Operation Badr. His death added to Iran’s losses in an offensive that failed to secure a lasting breakthrough.

Rajaie Khorassani reported alleged chemical capsule attacks east of Majnoon and requested UN action. The letter’s hospitalization figures were Iranian claims.

Missile strikes and air attacks on population centres escalated again. Iranian residents of cities faced displacement, casualties, and insecurity; the attacks also reflected the inability of...

UPI reported Iranian soldiers receiving European treatment for severe burns and lung ailments. Iran’s London embassy also appealed for experienced medical volunteers.

Iranian forces did not achieve the operation’s central objective. The offensive showed both the capacity of Iran to mount large attacks and the heavy losses involved in trying to penetrate Iraq’s...