Iraqi raids accompany the revolution’s anniversary

Reagan condemned Iran’s offensive and reaffirmed support for Gulf partners’ defense, placing the ground war within Washington’s regional-security policy.

Iran offered to end the war of the cities, while Iraq rejected the proposal. Selective restraint remained separate from agreement on ending the entire war.

Iran reported Iraqi aircraft striking two schools in Mianeh and killing schoolgirls. The attack became a stated reason for further Iranian missile retaliation.

Iran fired a missile at Baghdad, citing attacks on residential areas and schoolgirls’ deaths. Iraq reported civilian damage and carried out further raids in Iran.

Iran requested a UN chemical-weapons mission and offered access to bomb remnants and contaminated material inside Iran if experts could not enter the Iraqi operational area.

Nasrollah Kazemi Kamyab asked the Conference on Disarmament to take effective steps against chemical-weapons use, arguing that enforcement protected humanitarian law beyond Iran alone.

Swedish customs accused Bofors of illegally routing explosives and ammunition to Iran and Syria. The investigation exposed alleged intermediary routes around Sweden’s restrictions on wartime arms...

Iran alleged Iraqi aircraft bombed towns and villages on 11–15 February, reporting civilian deaths and injuries. Iraq filed contrary allegations; the UN records both claims without independently...

Iraq told the UN that Saddam Hussein had decided to suspend bombing Iranian towns for two weeks beginning 19 February, conditional on Iran supporting Iraqi peace principles. Military targets were...

The pause announced by Iraq took effect, while both governments continued to exchange allegations of attacks and the announcement excluded military targets. The conditional measure did not end the War...