MEES reports Iran–Turkey plans to expand trade

Reagan met senior advisers about further arms sales to Iran. Shultz and Weinberger objected on legal and policy grounds, while the initiative remained under consideration.

Amiram Nir presented a plan involving an initial Israeli shipment of 500 TOW missiles to Iran and hoped-for hostage releases. The proposal sought to restart the channel after the troubled HAWK...

Iraqi forces launched an attack on the contested islands captured in part by Iran in 1984. Control of Majnoon mattered for access to the southern front and the marshlands; the fighting demonstrated...

MEES reported NIOC and Shell finalizing a 1986 crude-supply deal exceeding 100,000 barrels daily. Netback pricing linked Iranian sales to refined-product values in Northwest Europe.

The assault concluded after several days of fighting. The contested position remained central to subsequent operations, while Iran prepared a major southern offensive toward al-Faw that would become...

Reagan signed a revised intelligence finding authorizing third parties to transfer weapons to Iran. The decision underpinned the direct U.S. arms transactions that followed in 1986.

An Iranian letter reported alleged Iraqi chemical weapons use on 31 January. The chronology dates Iran’s formal complaint on 4 February, keeping the claimed attack date separate.

Iran launched a separate operation in the Kurdish sector, distinct from the 1983 operation with the same name. The campaign sought to exploit difficult mountain terrain, but the northern front...

Council consultations supported the secretary-general’s approach and called for a halt to hostilities, noting that this would permit investigation in the war zone. Some members urged an early mission.

MEES reported renewed loading at Kharg following attacks on inland pumping facilities. Estimated exports remained roughly half their usual level, showing the vulnerability of the supply chain.