Iraq claims an air strike on Isfahan’s refinery

A Ghent toxicology report examined biological samples from Iranian patients treated in European hospitals, reporting mustard exposure and cholinesterase-inhibiting agents with qualifications on...

Kangarlu met North and other contacts in Paris. Iranian requests centered on weapons and intelligence about Iraq, while U.S. participants sought hostages’ release and a broader political dialogue.

MEES reported Iranian netback deals with Japan’s Showa and Cosmo for March–May. The arrangements used Singapore product values, adapting sales terms during the oil-price collapse.

MEES reported the Majlis approving a budget with projected oil revenue of $18.6 billion. The approved forecast differed from the figure in Mousavi’s December draft.

Iran’s representative sent a letter concerning the Secretary-General’s report S/17911 on chemical weapons allegations. This entry records Iran’s response without adding an unsupported characterization...

Dominguez reviewed European hospital analyses and photographs, supporting mustard poisoning and stating that agents inhibiting plasma cholinesterase might also have been used.

The Security Council condemned continued chemical-weapons use after citing the specialists’ conclusion that Iraqi forces had used them against Iranian forces on many occasions.

MEES recorded an Iraqi attack on a power plant northeast of Ahvaz. The strike extended pressure on Iran’s energy system beyond refineries and offshore terminals.

MEES recorded an Iraqi strike on the Ganaveh pumping terminal. Attacks on inland transport facilities threatened the movement of Iranian oil to export outlets.

ICRC president Alexandre Hay wrote to Foreign Minister Velayati seeking renewed dialogue with Iran after prolonged restrictions on prisoner-protection work.