MEES reports a lower oil-revenue forecast in budget review

Iran reported preliminary pipeline arrangements and a trade agreement with Turkey during Mousavi’s visit. Economic ties offered routes beyond the threatened Gulf.

Richard Luce welcomed the earlier civilian-target agreement but noted continuing attacks on merchant shipping, illustrating how a limited accord left the wider war unresolved.

Iran reported an Iraqi attack on the unfinished Bushehr nuclear plant; Iraq denied it. The disputed strike extended concern to major construction infrastructure.

Britain issued updated guidance to shipowners and seafarers about the threat from the Iran-Iraq conflict, according to a later parliamentary answer.

The UN published the report of its January mission on prisoners of war in Iran and Iraq. The report brought the treatment and prolonged detention of captives into the international diplomatic record.

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.

Iraqi aircraft bombed Tehran and other Iranian towns. Iran reported missile attacks on Kirkuk’s oil installations as the conflict spread across urban and economic targets.