Khomeini threatens Gulf oil disruption if Iraq escalates

Rafsanjani recorded a meeting with Japan’s Shintaro Abe about ending the war. He defended Iran’s peace conditions and questioned Japanese credit to Iraq.

The operation concluded without a major breakthrough. Iran’s offensives in 1983 incurred significant losses, while Iraq retained enough force to defend key approaches and continue attacks on Iranian...

Rajaie Khorassani reported alleged Iraqi chemical bombing during the Val Fajr 2 fighting and attacks on villages. His letter placed the complaint before the United Nations.

Abe separately met both foreign ministers, urging restraint amid tension over aircraft supplied to Iraq.

Iranian workers capped a leaking Nowruz well despite wartime danger. Environmental incident records state that eleven people died during the operation.

Japan dispatched Nakajima to Iraq after threats against the Iran-Japan petrochemical project, seeking reconsideration.

An internal U.S. memorandum examined financial, diplomatic and military options to favor Iraq. It treated a possible Iranian victory and disruption of Gulf oil exports as threats to U.S. interests.

Military sources reported France’s shipment of Super Étendard aircraft to Iraq. Iran warned that their Exocet capability would intensify threats to its oil exports.

Rafsanjani warned that attacks destroying Iran’s oil-export facilities could bring severe wider consequences. His sermon responded to reports of French Super Etendard aircraft going to Iraq.

Iran launched an offensive in the northern sector, penetrating several kilometres into Iraq. The operation involved terrain and supply challenges different from the southern front and demonstrated the...