MEES reports Pakistan’s expanded Iranian oil purchases

Kimche asked McFarlane whether Washington would permit Israeli sales of U.S.-made weapons to Iran and replenish Israel’s stocks. The talks helped turn a proposed political opening into an arms...

Iran’s Majlis approved renewing oil supplies to Syria for another year. The parliamentary act helped sustain economic support for Iran’s important Arab ally.

An Iraqi air raid damaged Kharg Island’s T-junction loading pier. The attack threatened the oil-export facilities supporting Iran’s wartime revenues.

Ali Khamenei won a second presidential term while the war continued. Only three candidates were approved to run; former prime minister Mehdi Bazargan was disqualified.

Israel delivered 96 U.S.-made TOW anti-tank missiles to Iran through intermediaries. No American hostage was freed after this initial shipment, showing the uncertain results of the secret arrangement.

An Israeli-chartered aircraft delivered 408 TOW missiles to Iran. The covert supply channel offered Tehran U.S.-origin equipment while the war with Iraq continued.

American hostage Benjamin Weir was released in Beirut one day after Iran received a further TOW shipment. His release became a central result of the emerging arms-for-hostages channel.

Hossein Ali Montazeri wrote to Khomeini criticizing the war’s costs and rivalry between the Army and Revolutionary Guards. He urged more coordinated leadership and greater attention to expert advice.

Ghorbanifar met U.S. and Israeli contacts in Washington and sought HAWK, Sidewinder, Harpoon and Phoenix missiles. The meeting records Iran-related procurement requests, not delivery of every weapon...

Howe set out British guidelines restricting lethal equipment and supplies that could prolong the war. He said the rules had been adopted in December 1984, while allowing qualified existing...