Two Iraqi raids hit Tehran

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...

An Iraqi bombing raid hit Tehran before Islamic Republic Day celebrations. Iranian accounts described deaths and destruction as the urban air campaign continued.

Manuel Dominguez began visiting European hospitals treating Iranian patients, gathering clinical evidence for the UN’s investigation of alleged chemical exposure.

A funeral for victims of the previous day’s raid became a demonstration supporting Iran’s war effort. Public mourning was tied to official calls for continued resistance.

Iraq fired missiles into two Iranian border cities. Iran warned of retaliation while the prospect of pausing attacks on cities remained contested.

The period of intensified urban attacks eased, but civilian vulnerability remained. The war’s urban front illustrated the widening human impact beyond combatants and the weakness of international...