MEES reports export disruption after the Sirri raid

Iraqi aircraft attacked Sirri Island, extending pressure on Iran’s oil-export network beyond Kharg. Iran had used shuttle tankers and more distant facilities to sustain exports during the tanker war.

UPI relayed a report citing U.S. officials who described China as Iran’s leading arms supplier. The account portrayed Chinese supplies as a challenge to Washington’s effort to restrict Iran’s imports.

The Council president conveyed members’ support for the secretary-general’s efforts to prevent chemical-weapons use and halt attacks on civilian areas while pursuing an end to the war.

Iran began a northern offensive in the Haji Omran area. The operation relied on difficult mountain terrain and Kurdish allied forces, showing how the conflict extended into Iraqi Kurdistan as well...

Iran launched another offensive aimed at consolidating positions around the al-Faw peninsula and Majnoon Island. The operation followed Iran’s capture of al-Faw and sought to maintain pressure on...

Pakistan’s minister announced renewal of countertrade with Iran, exchanging Iranian crude and other products for wheat, rice and textiles. The arrangement connected oil earnings with food and consumer...

Rajaie Khorassani reported alleged chemical attacks on Sheikh Salah, Javanrood and Bamoo Heights on 8 September, promising further details of casualties and weapons.

A contact described in the Walsh report as Rafsanjani’s nephew began meetings in Washington. The 19–20 September talks developed another sequence of arms deliveries and hostage releases.

Shultz and Shevardnadze discussed efforts to stop the war without victors or vanquished. Soviet diplomacy with both sides had produced no settlement, according to the record.

The operation around al-Faw and Majnoon concluded without a decisive breakthrough. Iran held its major al-Faw gain, but the wider conflict remained an exhausting contest over exposed positions and...